Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by which of the following features? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Bulimia Nervosa Module

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Bulimia nervosa is characterized by a cycle of binge-eating (consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time accompanied by a feeling of loss of control) followed by unhealthy methods of weight control (such as purging through self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas). A drive to be thin and self-starvation characterizes anorexia nervosa, while severe weight loss may occur in both anorexia and bulimia, but it is not a defining feature. A desire to be muscular characterizes muscle dysmorphia, which is a subtype of body dysmorphic disorder.

Bulimia Nervosa Is an Eating Disorder Characterized by Which of the Following