Fredrique is of normal weight and is over-concerned with his body image. He often will eat at the all-you-can-eat buffet and then because he feels a lack of control over eating that much, he will use excessive exercising to control his weight. According to the DSM-5 criteria, he will most likely meet the criteria for _____.

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Fredrique's behavior of bingeing at the all-you-can-eat buffet followed by excessive exercise to control his weight indicates symptoms of bulimia nervosa. Binge-eating disorder typically involves recurrent episodes of binge eating without compensatory behaviors, and anorexia nervosa would not apply as Fredrique is of normal weight. The binge/purge type of anorexia nervosa involves purging behaviors without binge eating, whereas the restrictive type involves significant weight loss through restrictive eating behaviors.

Fredrique Is of Normal Weight and Is Over-Concerned with His