Hilda Bruch,a pioneer investigator of psychological processes involved in eating disorders,proposed that the self-starvation of individuals with anorexia was ____.

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Hilda Bruch believed that anorexia was related to the individual's struggle for autonomy, competence, control, and self-respect. Bruch argued that individuals with anorexia used self-starvation as a means of gaining control over their bodies and their lives when they felt helpless and out of control in other areas of their lives. Anorexia was seen as a coping mechanism for dealing with difficult emotions and a sense of powerlessness. Thus, choice A is the best answer. Choices B, C, and D are not supported by Bruch's research or theories.

Hilda Bruch,a Pioneer Investigator of Psychological Processes Involved in Eating