At the age of 25, Portia De Rossi met the criteria for the eating disorder of anorexia nervosa of the binge/purge type. According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, people must meet all three criteria in order to receive a diagnosis of binge/purge-type anorexia nervosa. These are a.) restrictive food intake and weight below normal body weight b.) having an intense fear of gaining weight and c.) having distorted beliefs about body image. To meet the binge/purge type diagnosis, the person with anorexia nervosa must also have had recurrent binge/purge episodes for at least 3 months. In Portia De Rossi's case, she met those criteria at the age of 25. ......Portia De Rossi, born Amanda Lee Rogers, is best known for her starring role in Arrested Development. Portia was born in Australia on January 1, 1973. She began her modeling career at the age of 11 by walking in fashion shows and taking part in auditions. When she was 12 she was hired by a modeling agency and did several showings. At the age of 15 she legally changed her name from Amanda Lee Rogers to Portia de Rossi. In 1194 she moved to the United States and continued her career as a model and actress. She grew to a height of 5'7" and at the age of 25 she reached her lowest weight of 82. She is known for being married to comedian Ellen De Generes. Although Portia had adapted diets as part of her life from an early age. During her twenties she began to exhibit symptoms that qualified her to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa binge eating/purging disorder. Portia had begun her modeling career at the age of 12, which is also when she began resorting to dieting to maintain her weight. However, during… middle of the paper… the gravity of his situation. Portia De Rossi met the three criteria for binge-eating anorexia nervosa at age 25. Her restrictive food intake through her diet prevented her from having a healthy body weight. As a result he weighed 85% less than his normal body weight. He also had an immense fear of gaining weight and resorted to purging and excessive exercise. Portia considered herself “fat” even though she was already underweight due to her distorted views on body image and weight; all she cared about was being thin. Although she had symptoms that might also have diagnosed her as bulimia nervosa, there was still no clear evidence that she met all the criteria for this disorder. However, what clearly differentiated her from the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa was her low weight, less than 85% of normal weight..