Question

Which of these best describes an anorexic persons body image

a. incorrectly perceived as underweight
b. incorrectly perceived as overweight
c. correctly perceived as normal weight
d. correctly perceived as overweight

Answer 1

b) an anorexic will look at themselves and incorrectly think they are overweight.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Incorrectly perceived as overweight.

Step-by-step explanation

Anorexia is an eating disorder that is based on a weight loss caused by the patient, which leads to a state of starvation. In this disorder, the patient feels extreme fear of gaining weight, and also begins to experience delirium about his/her own physical appearance that makes the patient look fat even when his/her weight is below the recommended. So, the correct answer is B. Incorrectly perceived as overweight.