Question 1

Gastric bypass surgery makes it ________

Accepted Answer

A)  possible to binge and not gain weight. 
B)  slightly more likely that people will lose weight. 
C)  impossible to regain weight once it is lost. 
D)  impossible to binge eat but still possible to regain weight. 
A)  possible to binge and not gain weight. 
B)  slightly more likely that people will lose weight. 
C)  impossible to regain weight once it is lost. 
D)  impossible to binge eat but still possible to regain weight. D

Question 2

What is the most serious challenge in treating eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making a diagnosis before the disorder becomes life threatening 
B)  Engaging the family in the treatment process 
C)  Finding an effective pharmacological treatment 
D)  Overcoming the patient's ambivalence toward treatment 
A)  Making a diagnosis before the disorder becomes life threatening 
B)  Engaging the family in the treatment process 
C)  Finding an effective pharmacological treatment 
D)  Overcoming the patient's ambivalence toward treatment D

Question 3

Which of the following is a potential consequence of anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory loss 
B)  Excessive hair growth 
C)  Hearing and vision impairment 
D)  Death 
A)  Memory loss 
B)  Excessive hair growth 
C)  Hearing and vision impairment 
D)  Death D

Question 4

For adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the best studied family therapy approach is known as the __________ model, which blames neither the parents nor the child.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the best...

Question 5

Which statement about the treatment of eating disorders is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are very few options available in the treatment of eating disorders. 
B)  Family support and the patient's commitment to change are important to lasting recovery. 
C)  There are virtually no situations in which hospitalization is necessary to treat eating disorders. 
D)  Family involvement in treatment tends to undercut the chances of lasting recovery in the patient. 
A)  There are very few options available in the treatment of eating disorders. 
B)  Family support and the patient's commitment to change are important to lasting recovery. 
C)  There are virtually no situations in which hospitalization is necessary to treat eating disorders. 
D)  Family involvement in treatment tends to undercut the chances of lasting recovery in the patient.

Question 6

Our current knowledge of the efficacy of treating eating disorders ________

Accepted Answer

A)  is quite thorough because there are many controlled studies comparing long-term outcomes. 
B)  is much more detailed for anorexia nervosa than for bulimia nervosa. 
C)  suggests that hospitalization is most effective for long-term maintenance of treatment gains. 
D)  suggests that cognitive-behavioral therapy is one of the treatments of choice. 
A)  is quite thorough because there are many controlled studies comparing long-term outcomes. 
B)  is much more detailed for anorexia nervosa than for bulimia nervosa. 
C)  suggests that hospitalization is most effective for long-term maintenance of treatment gains. 
D)  suggests that cognitive-behavioral therapy is one of the treatments of choice.

Question 7

Which of the following could help correct the current trend toward obesity in American society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genes for obesity could become more prevalent in the general population. 
B)  Underfeeding children so they will not develop fat cells 
C)  The adoption of healthier life styles 
D)  Increase the popularity of dieting 
A)  Genes for obesity could become more prevalent in the general population. 
B)  Underfeeding children so they will not develop fat cells 
C)  The adoption of healthier life styles 
D)  Increase the popularity of dieting

Question 8

Rates of eating disorders tend to be much lower in black women than in white women. However, one factor that can increase risk in black women is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  age-younger black women have higher rates of eating disorders than older. 
B)  assimilation into white culture and middle class values. 
C)  weight-very overweight black women have the same rates of eating disorders as whites do. 
D)  whether they were recent immigrants. 
A)  age-younger black women have higher rates of eating disorders than older. 
B)  assimilation into white culture and middle class values. 
C)  weight-very overweight black women have the same rates of eating disorders as whites do. 
D)  whether they were recent immigrants.

Question 9

BMI stands for ________

Accepted Answer

A)  body mass index. 
B)  bone and mass indicator. 
C)  biological microdensity indicator. 
D)  bone and muscle inversion. 
A)  body mass index. 
B)  bone and mass indicator. 
C)  biological microdensity indicator. 
D)  bone and muscle inversion.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the prevalence of eating disorders in the 20th and 21st centuries is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  While the incidence of anorexia has been increasing, the incidence of bulimia seems to be declining. 
B)  While there is no evidence to indicate that the incidence of anorexia has been changing, the incidence of bulimia has been declining. 
C)  While the incidence of anorexia has been increasing, there is no evidence to suggest a change in the incidence of bulimia. 
D)  While there is no evidence to indicate that the incidence of anorexia has been changing, bulimia appears to be increasing in frequency. 
A)  While the incidence of anorexia has been increasing, the incidence of bulimia seems to be declining. 
B)  While there is no evidence to indicate that the incidence of anorexia has been changing, the incidence of bulimia has been declining. 
C)  While the incidence of anorexia has been increasing, there is no evidence to suggest a change in the incidence of bulimia. 
D)  While there is no evidence to indicate that the incidence of anorexia has been changing, bulimia appears to be increasing in frequency.

Question 11

How do you distinguish between the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, purging type?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bulimic type involves throwing up, and the anorexic type involves fasting. 
B)  Altered eating and exercise habits result in missed periods in the bulimic type only. 
C)  The bulimic type results in more severe health consequences than the anorexic type. 
D)  People with the bulimic type are normal weight; people with the anorexic type are underweight. 
A)  The bulimic type involves throwing up, and the anorexic type involves fasting. 
B)  Altered eating and exercise habits result in missed periods in the bulimic type only. 
C)  The bulimic type results in more severe health consequences than the anorexic type. 
D)  People with the bulimic type are normal weight; people with the anorexic type are underweight.

Question 12

In studies of the long-term outcomes of women treated for eating disorders, which of the following predicted poor outcomes for those diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depression 
B)  Presence of a personality disorder 
C)  Substance abuse 
D)  OCD 
A)  Depression 
B)  Presence of a personality disorder 
C)  Substance abuse 
D)  OCD

Question 13

Which of the following is an effect of antidepressants on symptoms of bulimia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased mood. 
B)  Decreased appetite. 
C)  Lessened preoccupation with physical appearance. 
D)  Increased frequency of binges. 
A)  Decreased mood. 
B)  Decreased appetite. 
C)  Lessened preoccupation with physical appearance. 
D)  Increased frequency of binges.

Question 14

_________ is the most effective long-term treatment for people who are morbidly obese.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ is the most effective long-term treatment...

Question 15

Set-point theory about weight suggests that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  dieting can establish a new set-point that stabilizes the near-starvation seen in people with anorexia. 
B)  people with anorexia are biologically programmed to be underweight. 
C)  the hunger that occurs by being well below one's set-point can trigger binges. 
D)  sociocultural factors play very little role in the development of unrealistic body image goals. 
A)  dieting can establish a new set-point that stabilizes the near-starvation seen in people with anorexia. 
B)  people with anorexia are biologically programmed to be underweight. 
C)  the hunger that occurs by being well below one's set-point can trigger binges. 
D)  sociocultural factors play very little role in the development of unrealistic body image goals.

Question 16

In addition to altering the eating patterns of clients with binge eating disorder, therapists using cognitive-behavioral therapy will also ________

Accepted Answer

A)  teach the clients to be greater risk-takers. 
B)  educate the clients that fat people have certain character flaws. 
C)  provide factual information about eating and dieting. 
D)  help the client to emotionally separate from her family. 
A)  teach the clients to be greater risk-takers. 
B)  educate the clients that fat people have certain character flaws. 
C)  provide factual information about eating and dieting. 
D)  help the client to emotionally separate from her family.

Question 17

Binge-eating disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  is an eating disorder diagnosis most recently added to the DSM-5. 
B)  has not yet been formally recognized as a distinct clinical syndrome. 
C)  usually develops into anorexia, binge-eating/purging subtype. 
D)  is more common in males than in females. 
A)  is an eating disorder diagnosis most recently added to the DSM-5. 
B)  has not yet been formally recognized as a distinct clinical syndrome. 
C)  usually develops into anorexia, binge-eating/purging subtype. 
D)  is more common in males than in females.

Question 18

Binge-eating disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  is an extremely rare variant of bulimia nervosa. 
B)  is diagnosed when a person binges and then purges by using laxatives or self-induced vomiting. 
C)  cannot be diagnosed if a person is overweight. 
D)  involves binges comparable to those in bulimia but without any inappropriate "compensatory" behavior to limit weight gain. 
A)  is an extremely rare variant of bulimia nervosa. 
B)  is diagnosed when a person binges and then purges by using laxatives or self-induced vomiting. 
C)  cannot be diagnosed if a person is overweight. 
D)  involves binges comparable to those in bulimia but without any inappropriate "compensatory" behavior to limit weight gain.

Question 19

Research suggests that ________ provides the best immediate and long-term outcomes in the treatment of bulimia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  family therapy 
C)  antidepressant medication 
D)  cognitive-behavioral therapy 
A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  family therapy 
C)  antidepressant medication 
D)  cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 20

There is evidence of serotonergic abnormalities in anorexics and bulimics. Can it be concluded that a dysfunction in the serotonin system underlies these eating disorders? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Although altered serotonergic levels hav

Gastric bypass surgery makes it ________

What is the most serious challenge in treating eating disorders?

Which of the following is a potential consequence of anorexia nervosa?

For adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the best studied family therapy approach is known as the __________ model, which blames neither the parents nor the child.

Which statement about the treatment of eating disorders is most accurate?

Our current knowledge of the efficacy of treating eating disorders ________

Which of the following could help correct the current trend toward obesity in American society?

Rates of eating disorders tend to be much lower in black women than in white women. However, one factor that can increase risk in black women is ________

BMI stands for ________

Which of the following statements about the prevalence of eating disorders in the 20th and 21st centuries is true?

How do you distinguish between the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, purging type?

In studies of the long-term outcomes of women treated for eating disorders, which of the following predicted poor outcomes for those diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia?

Which of the following is an effect of antidepressants on symptoms of bulimia nervosa?

_________ is the most effective long-term treatment for people who are morbidly obese.

Set-point theory about weight suggests that ________

In addition to altering the eating patterns of clients with binge eating disorder, therapists using cognitive-behavioral therapy will also ________

Binge-eating disorder ________

Binge-eating disorder ________

Research suggests that ________ provides the best immediate and long-term outcomes in the treatment of bulimia nervosa.

There is evidence of serotonergic abnormalities in anorexics and bulimics. Can it be concluded that a dysfunction in the serotonin system underlies these eating disorders? Why or why not?

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Exam 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity

Gastric bypass surgery makes it ________

What is the most serious challenge in treating eating disorders?

Which of the following is a potential consequence of anorexia nervosa?

For adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the best studied family therapy approach is known as the __________ model, which blames neither the parents nor the child.

Which statement about the treatment of eating disorders is most accurate?

Our current knowledge of the efficacy of treating eating disorders ________

Which of the following could help correct the current trend toward obesity in American society?

Rates of eating disorders tend to be much lower in black women than in white women. However, one factor that can increase risk in black women is ________

BMI stands for ________

Which of the following statements about the prevalence of eating disorders in the 20th and 21st centuries is true?

How do you distinguish between the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, purging type?

In studies of the long-term outcomes of women treated for eating disorders, which of the following predicted poor outcomes for those diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia?

Which of the following is an effect of antidepressants on symptoms of bulimia nervosa?

_________ is the most effective long-term treatment for people who are morbidly obese.

Set-point theory about weight suggests that ________

In addition to altering the eating patterns of clients with binge eating disorder, therapists using cognitive-behavioral therapy will also ________

Binge-eating disorder ________

Binge-eating disorder ________

Research suggests that ________ provides the best immediate and long-term outcomes in the treatment of bulimia nervosa.

There is evidence of serotonergic abnormalities in anorexics and bulimics. Can it be concluded that a dysfunction in the serotonin system underlies these eating disorders? Why or why not?

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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