Arthur Crisp,a pioneer in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders,considered anorexia to be a type of ____ disorder.

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Arthur Crisp believed that anorexia was driven by a fear of weight gain, which resulted in phobic avoidance of food and other situations that might lead to weight gain. Therefore, anorexia can be considered a type of phobic avoidance disorder.

Arthur Crisp,a Pioneer in the Understanding and Treatment of Eating