Exam 10: Eating Disorders

Carly is a university student. She and her friends are hanging out talking and the conversation turns to what each woman doesn't like about her own body. Over time, what is likely to happen?

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

Famous Russian ballerina Anastasia Volochkova is best known for:

Serotonin is implicated in anorexia nervosa.

Which brain structure has been hypothesized to play a role in eating disorders?

If your sister has anorexia nervosa and you are female,

Cynthia has been engaging in anorexic behaviours for years. At 5'3, her highest weight was 140 pounds; she currently weighs 96 pounds. As her weight has continued to drop, Cynthia has experienced a boost in her:

Several Canadian studies have shown that patients with eating disorders had higher levels of ________________ and ________________ perfectionism relative to established norms for perfectionism scales.

Fairburn's cognitive-behavioural theory of the maintenance of anorexia nervosa has a central emphasis on:

In Canada, the one-year prevalence rate for eating disorders in women ages 15 to 24 is:

Doctors often prescribe fluoxetine to treat eating disorders because:

The Maudsley Approach, a treatment option for eating disorders involves:

Studies of the personality of anorexics indicate that they are generally

The principal mode of treatment for anorexia nervosa is:

Control is a central feature of eating disorders. How is it different for anorexia and bulimia?

Binge eating disorder is more responsive to treatment than anorexia or bulimia.

What has Canadian researcher Lambe (1997)determined about decreases in brain size among anorexics?

A recent analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey conducted by Gadalla (2008)revealed the following regarding eating disorders:

Women who eat a lot are considered very feminine.

Having been exposed to abuse _______ time(s)amplifies the risk of developing an eating disorder.