Question

Julie frequently eats a great deal of food when she gets emotionally upset. the last time she started to feel depressed, she ate two large bags of potato chips, a half-gallon of ice cream, and several slices of pizza, all in one sitting. after she eats this way, she usually takes several laxatives to help her purge all this food. despite this eating behavior, julie's weight is about average for someone of her height and age. julie would most likely be diagnosed:

Answer 1

The correct answer should be bulimia. Bulimia is when people eat food just to vomit it out after they're done. It's a very dangerous disorder and can lead to death and is considered to right up there with anorexia. You don't necessarily have to vomit it out since laxatives will do it too, but it's still very unhealthy and can end up in severe malnutrition and death.