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Question 5 • Contemporary Health

What is the primary difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?

Answer
A
Anorexia causes physical pain, whereas bulimia does not.
B
Anorexia is a chronic condition, whereas bulimia is often short term.
C
People with anorexia are usually underweight, whereas people with bulimia are often at normal weight.
D
Anorexia typically develops in childhood or adolescence, whereas bulimia often develops in adulthood.

Explanation

A key difference is that anorexia nervosa commonly involves significantly low body weight, while people with bulimia nervosa are often at a normal or near-normal weight. The disorders are distinguished by more than weight, but this contrast makes C, “People with anorexia are usually underweight, whereas people with bulimia are often at normal weight,” the best answer. The other choices describe differences that are not generally reliable distinctions between the disorders.

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