Sruthy has an intense fear of being overweight.Although she talks a lot about food,she hardly eats at all.She also has a distorted body image,in which she sees herself as "fat" despite the fact that her physician says she is 20% underweight for her height,age,and bone structure.She exercises excessively and still rigidly and obsessively diets despite being 7 kilos lighter than her original dieting goal.She is suffering from ________.

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The description of Sruthy's behavior matches the diagnostic criteria for restrictive anorexia, characterized by a fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, strict dieting, and excessive exercise leading to significant weight loss. Binge-eating/purging anorexia involves bingeing and purging behaviors, while bulimia nervosa involves bingeing and compensatory purging behaviors such as vomiting or laxative abuse. Binge-eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating without compensatory behaviors. None of these conditions fully match Sruthy's symptoms.

Sruthy Has an Intense Fear of Being Overweight