Pamela loves cakes and pastries. She frequently binges on high-calorie confectionaries and then induces vomiting to avoid gaining weight. Pamela is most likely to receive a diagnosis for

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Pamela's behavior is consistent with the diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa, which includes binge-eating followed by compensatory behavior such as self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, or excessive exercise. The other options, rumination disorder, anorexia nervosa, and depersonalization disorder, do not fit Pamela's symptoms as well.

Pamela Loves Cakes and Pastries