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What is Excessive eating of non nutritive substances is called- and explain in detail?
Ans. is 'a' i.e., PICA o Pica involves repeated or chronic ingestion of non-nutritive substances, which includes plaster, charwal, clay, woo: ashes, patent & earth, o More common associated with autism :# Family disorganisation# Poor supervision# Psychologic Neglecto Geophagia (eating of earth) is associated with pregnancy and some culture.