Which statement is one of the DSM-IV criteria for Anorexia Nervosa?

• A. Recurrent binge eating with purging behaviors
• B. Fear of gaining weight only when underweight
• C. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimally normal weight for age and height
• D. Overeating with lack of control but normal weight

Answer: (C)

In DSM-IV, Anorexia Nervosa is defined by a pattern of restricting eating that leads to a significantly low body weight. The specific criterion here is refusing to maintain body weight at or above minimally normal weight for age and height, which captures the central behavior of extreme weight loss and intentional restriction. This weight criterion helps distinguish anorexia from other eating disorders that may involve bingeing or purging without meeting the underweight threshold. The other statements describe binge eating or concerns that are more typical of bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, rather than the core weight criterion for anorexia.