| Anorexia Nervosa |
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| • Severe and extreme disturbance in eating habits and calorie intake • Body weight that is significantly less than what would be considered normal for the person’s age, height, and gender, and refusal to maintain a normal body weight • Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat • Distorted perceptions about the severity of weight loss and a distorted self-image, such that even an extremely emaciated person may perceive herself as fat |
| Bulimia Nervosa |
| • Recurring episodes of binge eating, which is defined as an excessive amount of calories within a two-hour period • The inability to control or stop the excessive eating behavior • Recurrent episodes of purging, which is defined as using laxatives, diuretics, self-induced vomiting, or other methods to prevent weight gain |
| Binge-Eating Disorder |
| • Recurring episodes of binge eating • The inability to control or stop the excessive eating behavior • Not associated with recurrent episodes of purging or other methods to prevent weight gain |