Yoriko is a 17-year-old girl who is so fearful of gaining weight that she starves herself.She has missed five consecutive menstrual cycles.Although she correctly sees herself as having a skeletal figure, she does not think she has an eating disorder.Yoriko was diagnosed with anorexia.What is unusual about this case?

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Anorexics typically have a distorted body image and often see themselves as overweight even when they are underweight, so it is unusual for an anorexic to have an accurate body image.

Yoriko Is a 17-Year-Old Girl Who Is So Fearful of Gaining