Samantha is currently in therapy for treatment of an eating disorder.She is dangerously thin but perceives herself as overweight.To control her weight she starves herself.Samantha is diagnosed with which of the following disorders?
A)anorexia nervosa
B)Adonis complex
C)bulimia nervosa
D)binge-eating disorder

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Samantha's symptoms indicate that she is suffering from anorexia nervosa, which is characterized by a distorted body image, an intense fear of gaining weight, and severe restriction of food intake leading to dangerously low body weight. The other options (B, C, and D) do not fit her symptoms. Adonis complex refers to excessive preoccupation with musculature, bulimia nervosa involves binge-eating followed by purging, while binge-eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge-eating without purging.

Samantha Is Currently in Therapy for Treatment of an Eating