Amber is slightly above her normal weight. She feels that she has no control over her eating and often consumes large quantities of food in only an hour or so. Amber then either makes herself vomit or resorts to excessive exercise or fasting to prevent weight gain. From these observations, it appears that Amber is suffering from
A) anorexia nervosa.
B) bulimia nervosa.
C) the taste aversion paradox.
D) the behavioral dieting syndrome.

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Amber's symptoms align with bulimia nervosa, characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, excessive exercise, or fasting to prevent weight gain.

Amber Is Slightly Above Her Normal Weight