A 33-year-old patient states, "I eat anything I want and just have a laxative for dessert!" The nurse realizes that this patient is exhibiting which behavior?

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The patient's behavior of eating whatever they want and using laxatives as a form of purging is consistent with the symptoms of bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by purging behaviors.

A 33-Year-Old Patient States, "I Eat Anything I Want and Just