Types
Causes
Statistics
Treatment
100
Characterized by extreme fear of gaining weight and attempting to lose weight through starving oneself
What is anorexia?
100
Identify any psychological cause for eating disorders
What is low self esteem, feelings of lack of control in life, or depression/anxiety/stress?
100
The gender that is more likely to develop eating disorders
What is women?
100
A person who provides nutritional counseling
What is a dietician?
200
Characterized by regularly eating too much food
What is binge eating?
200
Identify any social cause for eating disorders.
What is cultural pressure or stress related to racial/weight-related prejudice?
200
The age group most likely to develop eating disorders
What is teens? (12-26)
200
The process through which one learns to monitor eating, develop problem-solving skills, and explore healthy ways to cope
What is psychotherapy?
300
Characterized by episodes of binging and then purging
What is bulimia?
300
Identify a biological cause of eating disorders.
What is an imbalance of chemicals that control appetite and digestion?
300
Third most common chronic illness among adolescents
What is anorexia?
300
Name one type of medicine that can help with eating disorders.
What is antidepressant or anti-seizure drug?
400
More time spent on this increases the risk of an eating disorder
What is social media websites?
400
The eating disorder most common among Americans
What is binge eating?
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