Exam 10: Eating Disorders

If your sister has anorexia nervosa and you are female,

What is binge eating disorder and how is it both similar and different from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?

A significant limitation of research on the role of perfectionism in eating disorders is that:

A weakness of many of the family studies of eating disorders is that:

Steiger and colleagues found that ______________ have higher levels of interpersonal sensitivity and criticize themselves after negative social interactions.

Prior to the onset of bulimia, sufferers often

Bencherif and colleagues (2005) used brain MRI to study hormone secretion in eating disordered patients. They found that:

Which of the following statements about bulimia nervosa is not true?

How can the internet play a role in the development and maintenance of eating disorders? Is this any different than other media sources (e.g., magazines, movies, television)? Explain.

Muscle dysmorphia is:

During binge episodes, many bulimics

To be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, a postmenarcheal female must experience amenorrhea.

The neurotransmitter most closely associated with eating disorders is

Anorexia means loss of appetite; however people with anorexia nervosa tend to be preoccupied with food.

Keel et al. (2005, 2007) have proposed the following name for a new eating disorder:

The following development factors have been identified as direct risk factors (as compared to generalized risk factors) for eating disorders:

The three-factor interactive model of bulimia links perfectionism with:

Which of the following items would be found on the "Ineffectiveness" subscale of the Eating Disorders Inventory?

Observing a family, rather than relying on self-report, can highlight the difference between a child's _______ and parents' _________.

The following social factors have been identified as direct risk factors (as compared to generalized risk factors) for eating disorders: