Bianca,22 years old,is slightly overweight and loves to eat,particularly junk food and high-calorie desserts.Fearful of gaining weight,Bianca often takes a laxative following an episode of binge eating.Bianca seems to be suffering from:

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Bianca's behavior of binge eating followed by laxative use is characteristic of bulimia nervosa. Binge-eating disorder involves similar episodes of binge eating but without compensatory behaviors, and anorexia nervosa involves restrictive eating behaviors and a fear of gaining weight. Unit bias is a tendency to consume more food when given larger portions or containers, but this does not seem to be a factor in Bianca's behavior.

Bianca,22 Years Old,is Slightly Overweight and Loves to Eat,particularly Junk