Eating Disorders
(General Questions)
(General Questions)
This is a feeling of profound unhappiness and dissatisfaction
What is Dysphoria
This sub-type of AN restricts food intake and has periods of bingeing
What is Subtype 2?
This condition may occur as a result of a history of self-induced vomiting and presents as an abnormal apperance to the teeth
What is tooth erosion?
A combination of personality traits that is thought to be both genetic and learned
What is temperament?
This disorder was formally known as "mental retardation"
What is intellectual disabilities?
A severe disruption in normal eatting patterns accompanied by anxiety, low self esteem, unhappiness, and a lack of self worth
What are eating disorders?
This screening tool requires the answer "yes" to two or more of its questions and is used to assess for AN.
What is the SCOFF questionnaire?
Abrasions to the fingers and or hands occurs as a result of this action in many patient's with BN
What is self-induced vomiting?
The percent of critical brain development that occurs in the first 5 years of life
This is the "key symptom" usually noticed first in patient's with Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is lack of interest in social interaction?
The most common psychological problem associated with eating disrders
What is anxiety?
Patients experiencing these symptoms may present with blue-like extremities
What is acrocyanosis?
While undergoing treatment for BN, it is important that the nurse continue to supervise a client after eating for this amount of time
What is 1 to 3 hours?
With this tool adverse events are used to determine the likelihood of the development of mental illness in children
What is the ACE
Adverse Childhood Experiences
These medications contain a black box warning which indicates that these drugs may increase a patient's likelihood to think about or attempt suicide
What are SSRI's?
People with BN seem to experience less pleasure when eating normal amounts.
This is most likely related to a reduction of which neurotransmitter?
What is dopamine?
This condition occurs in malnutrition when the body lacks potassium
What is hypokalemic alkalosis?
This comorbid disorder must be stabilized before the treatment of an eating disorder
What is substance abuse?
A child's ability to adapt and overcome stressors
What is resilience?
Children with this disorder are often easily distracted and may display episodes of hyperactivity at inappropriate times
What is ADHD?
This therapy is structured, time limited, and very specific to eating disorders
What is CBT-E?
(Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
The amount of time a patient should be allowed to finish a meal when undergoing treatment for AN
What is 30 minutes?
This type of therapy focuses on interupting the binge/purge cycle in order to help normalized eating patterns
What is Milieu Therapy?
These disorders occur when there is a delay in one or more areas of brain development
What is Neurodevelopment Disorders?
These symptoms have no "medical" explanation and are sometimes present in children with behavioral health disorders
What are somatic symptoms?