Laurell is of normal weight and is over-concerned with her weight and figure. She often will eat an entire box of doughnuts and then because she feels a lack of control over eating that much will use laxatives to get rid of the unwanted calories. According to the DSM-5 criteria, Laurell will most likely meet the criteria for _____.

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Laurell's behavior is consistent with the criteria for bulimia nervosa, which includes both binge eating and compensatory behaviors such as laxative use. Binge-eating disorder would not be appropriate because Laurell is using compensatory behaviors, and anorexia nervosa would not be appropriate because she is not restricting her food intake. Additionally, there is no indication that Laurell is underweight, which is a critical component of a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.

Laurell Is of Normal Weight and Is Over-Concerned with Her