THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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Question
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Lindsey is extremely afraid of becoming obese even though she is underweight. She often checks her body in the mirror for any signs of fat and refuses to eat most foods because she insists they are fatty or high in calories. Lindsey most clearly demonstrates symptoms of:
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excess PYY
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bulimia nervosa
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an abnormally high set point
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anorexia nervosa
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main difference between diagnoses is that anorexia nervosa is a syndrome of self-starvation involving significant weight loss of 15 percent or more of ideal body weight, whereas patients with bulimia nervosa are, by definition, at normal weight or above.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anorexia (an-o-REK-see-uh) nervosa-often simply called anorexia-is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight.
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