Exam 10: Eating Disorders

Binge eating disorders is essentially bulimia without purging.

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.

A problem in treating individuals with anorexia nervosa is:

Assessment of personality among anorexics reveals that

Death rates for anorexics are ________ than those for the general population.

Positive reinforcement for dieting is sometimes derived from

Hospitalization rates for eating disorders are highest among women aged:

Bulimia is a Greek word meaning

Dr. Milla is a doctor in Ontario. She treats many patients who she suspects have eating disorders, but she's never really sure what to do unless the patient is in clear need of hospitalization. She is most likely a:

Eating disorder not otherwise specified is diagnosed at which rates?

The tendency for watching idealized images of exceptionally lean bodies creates a motivation to diet is known as:

According to the "thinspiration effect" described by Mills and colleagues, after looking at idealized images of thin bodies, chronic dieters:

A group of teenage girls are overheard talking about their bodies. Each of them makes disparaging statements, like "I'm so fat," "I'm as big as a cow," and "my body is so huge." To an outside observer, all of the girls appear to be normal weight. This type of talk is called:

Women are more likely than men to develop eating disorders because:

Society sends a strong message as to how people should look. What is that message? Is it the same for men and women? Describe.

In eating disorders, endogenous opioids have been identified by Luby and Koval (2009)as being:

One significant limitation of the work on perfectionism dimensions in eating disorders is that:

The primary goal of treatment for anorexia is to have patients understand why they are starving themselves.

Studies (Calero-Elvira et al., 2009; Gadalla & Piran, 2007)have shown that eating disorders are linked with illicit drug use. Which are those eating disorders?

Steiger and Israel (1999)agree with early theorist Hilde Bruch (1980)who suggests that anorexics