Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:
An individual has a distorted body image that leads her/ him to see herself/himself as overweight. Often refusing to eat, exercising compulsively and developing unusual habits such as refusing to eat in front of others, the person may lose large amounts of weight and even starve herself/himself to death. This disorder is known as?
Options:
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating
Anorexia nervosa
both 2 and 3
Correct Answer:
Anorexia nervosa
Explanation:
In anorexia nervosa, the individual has a distorted body image that leads her/ him to see herself/himself as overweight. Often refusing to eat, exercising compulsively and developing unusual habits such as refusing to eat in front of others, the person with anorexia may lose large amounts of weight and even starve herself/himself to death.