What is refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimally normal weight for age and height.
100
What is bulimia nervosa?
What is binging and purging
100
What is PICA?
What is an eating disorder defined as the persistent ingestion of nonnutritive substances.
100
Name 1 side effect of anorexia
What is always being cold.
100
Why do people become anorexic?
What is fear of gaining weight.
200
What do people with anorexia fear?
What is gaining weight
200
What is the first step in the cycle of bulimia?
What is low self esteem.
200
When can PICA occur?
What is during pregnancy.
200
Name 1 side effect of bulimia
What is tooth decay
200
What percent of people with anorexia are women?
What is 95%
300
What is it called when a woman losses menstruation
What is amenorrhea
300
What is one physical side effect of bulimia?
What is dental decay, abdominal pain, swelling of legs and hands, tiredness, and dizziness.
300
Name 3 things in which people with PICA may eat.
What is animal feces, clay, dirt, hairballs, ice, paint, sand, etc.
300
Name 2 side effects of pica.
What is infection, lead poisoning, and malnutrition.
300
What ethnic group is the majority of diagnostic cases of anorexia?
What is caucasians.
400
What are 2 possible side effects of anorexia?
What is liver failure and death.
400
What are 2 warning signs of bulimia?
What is secret binge eating, eating huge amounts of food in short time, fluctuating but not normal body weight, binging followed by purging, and low self esteem.
400
Where does the word PICA come from?
What is the latin word meaning magpie, which is a bird known for its large indiscriminate appetite.
400
What is the most common side effect of anorexia?
What is heart disease
400
Are eating disorders more common amongst poverty stricken people or people in the middle and upper class?
What is middle and upper class.
500
How many people completely recover from anorexia?
What is about half.
500
What mental illnesses are associated with bulimia?
What is anxiety, depression, chemical dependency, OCD, and body dysmorphic disorder.
500
What is the term given to the craving to eat substances such as clay or dirt?
What is Geophagia.
500
Why do some people eat nonfood items?
What is nutritional deficiencies, dieting, malnutrition, cultural factors, parental neglect, developmental problems, mental health conditions, and pregnancy.
500
How many subtypes of anorexia are there? What are they?
What is 2. Restricting type and binging and purging type.