Question

which eating disorder causes people to see themselves as fat, regardless of what they actually weigh?
a. anorexia nervosa
b. bulimia nervosa
c. binge eating disorder
d. compulsive overeating

please select the best answer from the choices provided.

○ a
○ b
○ c
○ d

Explanation:

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, along with a distorted body image where individuals perceive themselves as fat even when they are underweight. Bulimia nervosa involves binge - eating and purging, binge - eating disorder is about recurrent binge - eating episodes without purging, and compulsive overeating is excessive eating without the typical anorexia - related body image distortion. So the disorder with the described body image distortion is anorexia nervosa.

Answer:

A. anorexia nervosa