Question

Read the case study given below and answer the question that follow:

Shreya’s parents brought her to the school counsellor after noticing: Noticeable weight loss over the past eight months. Skipping meals and avoiding dinners. Constant complaints of feeling “too fat” despite appearing underweight. Loss of energy, irritability and frequent mood swings. Shreya herself insisted that “everything is fine,” expressing frustration about being forced to discuss her eating habits.

Identify and explain the various other forms of this disorder.

Answer 1

The other main forms of eating disorders include:

1. Bulimia Nervosa: characterised by cycles of binge eating (consuming huge amounts of food) followed by purging behaviours to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting or laxative abuse.
2. Binge Eating Disorder: Involves repeated incidents of eating large quantities of food, typically extremely quickly and to the point of discomfort, but without the regular use of compensatory behaviours like purging.