When comparing anorexia nervosa and bulimia, clients with bulimia:
A) Do not recognize eating behaviors as abnormal.
B) Are underweight.
C) Are younger at age of onset.
D) Are ashamed of habitually binging and purging.

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Clients with bulimia are typically ashamed of their habitually binging and purging behaviors, while clients with anorexia nervosa may not see their restrictive eating behaviors as abnormal. Clients with bulimia may be of normal or slightly above-average weight, and the age of onset is typically in adolescence or early adulthood, while anorexia nervosa typically has an onset in the teenage years.

When Comparing Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia, Clients with Bulimia