Your 16-Year-Old Patient Has Lost More Than 30 Pounds in One

Your 16-year-old patient has lost more than 30 pounds in one year and appears slightly emaciated.Her mother suspects that the patient has an eating disorder.As the daughter discusses her diet and her weight loss,you recognize that which of the following statements describes the underlying problem of patients with anorexia nervosa?

A) "I eat three meals a day, but I just can't stand meat and potatoes."
B) "I feel fat and am afraid I will gain weight."
C) "I forget to stop whatever I'm doing and eat something."
D) "I'm just not hungry."