Ramon engages in discrete periods of binge eating and he feels as if he cannot control himself.After each binge episode,his guilt is extremely high and he feels compelled to exercise relentlessly.Typically,after a binge episode,he will spend two hours at the gym and another hour running.Knowing diagnostic criteria,one can assume that Ramon might manifest ____.

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Ramon's binge eating, lack of control during binge episodes, and subsequent compensatory behaviors (excessive exercise) are all indicative of bulimia nervosa. The guilt he experiences after bingeing is also a common symptom of bulimia nervosa. None of the other options (feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood, pica, anorexia nervosa) fit his symptoms as well as bulimia nervosa.

Ramon Engages in Discrete Periods of Binge Eating and He