Exam 8: Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively uncommon disorder.

Many family theorists view anorexia as primarily ________.

Repeated vomiting or abuse of laxatives can lead to __________ deficiency,producing muscular weakness,cardiac irregularities,and even sudden death.

Discuss eight techniques to help acquire adaptive sleep habits.

Most dieters eventually gain back the weight they lose.

Describe the features of hypersomnolence .

Stimulants are often used to treat people with ________.

Binge eating episodes may involve substance abuse or stealing.

The word bulimia derives from the Greek roots meaning __________.

About ________ % of adolescent females found in Canada develop anorexia.

Polysomnographic recording is used to help diagnose ________.

Canadian psychiatrists describe a distinct parasomnia that they have coined sexsomnia.

Which of the following people is MOST likely to develop anorexia?

It seems that social pressures on young women to achieve an ultra-thin ideal have generalized across all socioeconomic levels.

Girls who develop anorexia may be seen as helping maintain the shaky balances and harmonies found in dysfunctional families.

The distinction between the two subtypes of anorexia is supported by differences in __________.

There is a strong connection between rigid dieting and bulimia.

Cataplexy typically follows ________.

By age 50,males would represent most people with obstructive sleep apnea.

Obstructive sleep apnea afflicts approximately ________ % of the adult population.