PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Recurrent episodes of binge eating and recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors (vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercise) in order to prevent weight gain best describes which condition?
A
Anorexia Nervosa
B
Bulimia Nervosa
C
Obesity
D
Meeting physiological needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Bulimia Nervosa? Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting or purging through excessive exercise, or use of laxatives or diuretics. Signs and symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa are: Fear of inability to stop eating voluntarily.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bulimia is an eating disorder. It is characterized by uncontrolled episodes of overeating (called bingeing). This is followed by purging by self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, and other methods. Bulimia typically affects females and starts during the teenage years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.

Detailed explanation-4: -BN is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating episodes (eating an unusually large amount of food in a discrete period of time and feeling out of control) coupled with inappropriate compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxative or diuretic abuse, excessive exercise, or fasting.

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