Though her weight is normal, ashley is terrified of gaining extra pounds. she knows she should stick to a healthy diet, but she often consumes huge servings of junk food—up to 5,000 calories in one sitting. desperate to keep her weight under control, she then uses laxatives and diuretics to purge the calories. ashley is suffering from:
(a) bulimia nervosa.
(b) anorexia nervosa
(c) binge eating disorder
(d) alexithymia

(A) Bulimia nervosa.

Explanation:

Ashley is suffering from bulimina nervosa, an eating disorder that implies repeteadly ingesting big amounts of food. There is a continous anxiety pattern that concerns her body of weight will also accompany with obssesive and irrational thinking.

There are some factors causing this , like high levels of stress, cultural pressures to fit ideal body types especially present in individuals lacking good self-esteem, and of course history of overweight in the familiy.

People suffering this will often hide their eating and purging habits.

The treatment for bulimia consists mainly in a cognitivie behavioral therapy where patienes are taught to challenge automatic thoughts and to avoid emotional changes that cause unstable mood.

can you explain it better

if im not mistaken its a. collective emotional arousal