Anorexia Nervosa
over ___ percent of cases of anorexia nervosa appear in females.
a) 50
b)65
c)80
d)90
90%, 90-95% of all cases occur in females.
-The disorder can appear at any age, but the peak of onset is between 14-20.
- Between 0.5- 4% of all females in western countries develop this disorder.
People with Bulimia have between ____ and ___ episodes per week, usually carried out in secret.
1 and 30
True or False: Overweight people are considered binge eaters.
False
Their weight is a result of frequent overeating and/or a combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
Which of these celebrities has acknowledged having an eating disorder?
a)Demi Lovato
b)Elton John
c)Princess Diana
d)Lady Gaga
e)All of the above
All of the above
between ___ percent of anorexia patients die
a) 1-3
b) 2-6
c)5-10
d)over 10
2-6%
These deaths usually occur from medical problems brought about by starvation, or from suicide.
Within these episodes, individuals gravitate towards foods that are _____ in calories, detaching from any guilt they normally associate with ‘indulgent’ foods
A. Low
B. High
High
How much of the population are diagnosed with binge-eating disorder?
1-5%
6-12%
2-7%
3-8%
2-7%
Evenly distributed among males and females of different races
True or False: there is a correlation between an increase in eating disorders and living in a warm climate
True: Women who live in warmer climates (where more revealing clothing is worn) have lower weight, engage in more binge eating and purging and have more body image concerns than women who live in cooler climates.
Which of the following is not a common problem caused by anorexia?
a) amenorrhea
b) low blood pressure and body temperature
c) reduced bone mineral density
d) increased heart rate
Anorexia patents typically have a very slow heart rate. Many women develop amenorrhea, the absence of a menstrual cycle, low blood pressure and body temperature, and a reduced bone mineral density.
The actions or behaviors exhibited after a binge are called _______ behaviors, and seek to make up for or eliminate what was consumed during the binge.
A. Correcting
B. Panic
C. Regretful
D. Compensatory
D. Compensatory
True or False: People diagnosed with binge eating disorder may secretly eat due to a sense of shame.
True
It also features:
Unusually fast eating
Absence of hunger
Uncomfortable fullness
Subsequent feelings of self-disgust, depression, or severe guilt
Which of these celebrities has acknowledged having an eating disorder?
a) Demi Lovato
b) Elton John
c)Princess Diana
d)Lady Gaga
e) All of the above
All of these celebrities have acknowledges having an eating disorder.
Physical characteristics marked by anorexia include all except.....
a) Red hands and feet
b) Rough and dry skin
c) Hair loss
d) Lanugo growth
Red hands and feet.
The poor nutrition of people of people with anorexia may cause skin to become rough, dry and cracked, hands and feet to turn cold and blue, hair loss from the scalp and some grow lanugo, the fine silky hair that covers some newborns.
Unlike with anorexia, those suffering from bulimia nervosa usually have a BMI within the ______ range
A. Low (underweight)
B. Obese
C. Normal
What therapy do eating disorder specialists practice?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Adjunctive Psychotherapy
Existential Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Focuses on a personʻs thoughts and behaviors about eating and self-image
As many as ⅓ of those with ___ display the characteristic of a personality disorder
a)anorexia
b) bulimia
d) binge eating disorder
Bulimia
a) those with anorexia usually have an intense fear of becoming obese while those with bulimia don't
b) Those with anorexia tend to struggle more with depression, anxiety and obsessiveness than those with bulimia
c) those with anorexia tend to be less sexually experienced than those with bulimia
C: Those with anorexia tend to be less sexually experienced than those with bulimia.
Those with bulimia tend to be more concerned of what other think of them and want to be attractive to others and be in intimate relationships.
People with both diseases struggle with depression, anxiety and obsessiveness and have an intense fear of becoming obese.
True or False: Compensatory behaviors are effective in reversing the caloric intake of a binge episode
False
Binge-eating episodes take place at least weekly over the course of how many months?
4
5
3
2
The theory that disturbed mother-child interactions lead to serious ego deficiencies in the child and to serve perceptual disturbances that jointly help produce disordered eating is…
a) Biological factor
b)Psychodynamic factor
c) Cognitive factor
Psychodynamic Factor
Parents who incorrectly interpret their child's needs may feed them when they are anxious rather than hungry and in turn children who receive such parenting may grow up unaware of their own internal needs not knowing for themselves when they are hungry or full.