Question 1

Which statement correctly relates the typical personality of a person with an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) These are lazy people with low self-esteem. 
B) The person is typically a perfectionist and high achiever who nonetheless feels inadequate. 
C) They like to let others be in control. 
D) Their low standards for themselves lead to low self-esteem. 
A) These are lazy people with low self-esteem. 
B) The person is typically a perfectionist and high achiever who nonetheless feels inadequate. 
C) They like to let others be in control. 
D) Their low standards for themselves lead to low self-esteem. B

Question 2

Purging by vomiting causes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) tooth decay 
B) esophageal inflammation 
C) rectal bleeding 
D) electrolyte imbalance 
A) tooth decay 
B) esophageal inflammation 
C) rectal bleeding 
D) electrolyte imbalance C

Question 3

Which statement about ideal body is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The ideal body in primitive cultures is pretty much the same as the modern ideal. 
B) In cultures where food is not readily available ideal body image contributes to eating disorders. 
C) Eating disorders occur in cultures where food is readily available and the body ideal is thin. 
D) Eating disorders occur in cultures where food is readily available and the body ideal is plump. 
A) The ideal body in primitive cultures is pretty much the same as the modern ideal. 
B) In cultures where food is not readily available ideal body image contributes to eating disorders. 
C) Eating disorders occur in cultures where food is readily available and the body ideal is thin. 
D) Eating disorders occur in cultures where food is readily available and the body ideal is plump. C

Question 4

Which statement about men and eating disorders is untrue?

Accepted Answer

A) One reason men have a lower incidence of eating disorders than women is the pressure for men to be thin is less intense. 
B) Men begin to "feel fat" at a lower BMI than women. 
C) Men are more at risk if they were very thin as children. 
D) Advertisements aimed at men set an ideal body standard that is impossible for most young men to achieve. 
A) One reason men have a lower incidence of eating disorders than women is the pressure for men to be thin is less intense. 
B) Men begin to "feel fat" at a lower BMI than women. 
C) Men are more at risk if they were very thin as children. 
D) Advertisements aimed at men set an ideal body standard that is impossible for most young men to achieve.

Question 5

An eating disorder is typified by

Accepted Answer

A) eating more than is necessary under certain situations,like parties or holidays. 
B) eating less than the body requires when busy or stressed. 
C) the emotional aspects of food overpowering the role of food as nourishment. 
D) an obsession about body size and shape. 
A) eating more than is necessary under certain situations,like parties or holidays. 
B) eating less than the body requires when busy or stressed. 
C) the emotional aspects of food overpowering the role of food as nourishment. 
D) an obsession about body size and shape.

Question 6

The female athlete triad includes all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) kidney failure. 
B) amenorrhea. 
C) osteoporosis. 
D) disordered eating 
A) kidney failure. 
B) amenorrhea. 
C) osteoporosis. 
D) disordered eating

Question 7

Which statement about the effect of genes on eating disorders is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Eating disorders are passed from parent to child by way of a single gene. 
B) Inherited abnormalities in the levels of dopamine may contribute. 
C) A defect in a melanocortin 4 receptor gene was found in binge eaters. 
D) These disorders are caused by environmental and social factors,genes do not contribute. 
A) Eating disorders are passed from parent to child by way of a single gene. 
B) Inherited abnormalities in the levels of dopamine may contribute. 
C) A defect in a melanocortin 4 receptor gene was found in binge eaters. 
D) These disorders are caused by environmental and social factors,genes do not contribute.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about getting help for an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) People with eating disorders often do not want help. 
B) Treatment can be delayed since it will not help prevent a disorder. 
C) For teens,parents should stay out of the treatment process since their input is usually negative. 
D) Treatment can be helpful even when individuals with eating disorders are strenuously opposed to it. 
A) People with eating disorders often do not want help. 
B) Treatment can be delayed since it will not help prevent a disorder. 
C) For teens,parents should stay out of the treatment process since their input is usually negative. 
D) Treatment can be helpful even when individuals with eating disorders are strenuously opposed to it.

Question 9

Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS)accounts for over ___% of the people with eating disorders

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75. 
A) 5 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75.

Question 10

Which statement about eating disorders in children is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Children who are finicky have eating disorders. 
B) Anorexia is related to adolescence and so does not occur in children younger than 13. 
C) The undernutrition resulting from eating disorders is more likely to cause dangerous complications in children than in older patients. 
D) Eating disorders in children are declining in the US as children are exposed to fewer media images about food and weight. 
A) Children who are finicky have eating disorders. 
B) Anorexia is related to adolescence and so does not occur in children younger than 13. 
C) The undernutrition resulting from eating disorders is more likely to cause dangerous complications in children than in older patients. 
D) Eating disorders in children are declining in the US as children are exposed to fewer media images about food and weight.

Question 11

Bulimia nervosa is different from anorexia in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) bulimia is more common. 
B) bulimia was recognized much later than anorexia. 
C) bulimics have an intense fear of becoming fat. 
D) bulimics may be underweight,normal weight,or overweight. 
A) bulimia is more common. 
B) bulimia was recognized much later than anorexia. 
C) bulimics have an intense fear of becoming fat. 
D) bulimics may be underweight,normal weight,or overweight.

Question 12

Which of the following does not increase risk of eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) family problems 
B) dieting 
C) having friends who are happy with their bodies 
D) being teased by peers about weight 
A) family problems 
B) dieting 
C) having friends who are happy with their bodies 
D) being teased by peers about weight

Question 13

Treatment for anorexia

Accepted Answer

A) is almost always successful. 
B) is primarily nutrition therapy. 
C) should resolve the psychological and behavioral issues . 
D) is not considered an emergency since the negative effects of being underweight are limited. 
A) is almost always successful. 
B) is primarily nutrition therapy. 
C) should resolve the psychological and behavioral issues . 
D) is not considered an emergency since the negative effects of being underweight are limited.

Question 14

Since 1900,the ideal body in the US

Accepted Answer

A) has stayed the same. 
B) has become curvier. 
C) has become heavier. 
D) has become thinner and more muscular. 
A) has stayed the same. 
B) has become curvier. 
C) has become heavier. 
D) has become thinner and more muscular.

Question 15

Which statement concerning bulimics and binging is untrue?

Accepted Answer

A) Bulimics experience feelings of control and happiness during binges. 
B) Bulimics typically consume 3400 kcalories during a binge. 
C) Binges usually occur in secrecy. 
D) Self-induced vomiting is the most common purging behavior after a binge. 
A) Bulimics experience feelings of control and happiness during binges. 
B) Bulimics typically consume 3400 kcalories during a binge. 
C) Binges usually occur in secrecy. 
D) Self-induced vomiting is the most common purging behavior after a binge.

Question 16

Binge-eating disorder would be categorized as

Accepted Answer

A) Anorexia nervosa 
B) Bulimia nervosa 
C) EDNOS 
D) this is not considered a true eating disorder. 
A) Anorexia nervosa 
B) Bulimia nervosa 
C) EDNOS 
D) this is not considered a true eating disorder.

Question 17

Which statement about Anorexia nervosa is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) All people with this disorder use vomiting to prevent weight gain. 
B) People with this disorder starve themselves to lose weight or prevent gain. 
C) It is typified by a distorted body image. 
D) People with Anorexia nervosa have a below normal body weight. 
A) All people with this disorder use vomiting to prevent weight gain. 
B) People with this disorder starve themselves to lose weight or prevent gain. 
C) It is typified by a distorted body image. 
D) People with Anorexia nervosa have a below normal body weight.

Question 18

Which of the following groups is least likely to develop an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) professional dancers or models 
B) gymnasts 
C) wrestlers 
D) pre-pubescent boys 
A) professional dancers or models 
B) gymnasts 
C) wrestlers 
D) pre-pubescent boys

Question 19

Which statement about Bulimia nervosa is untrue?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves binge eating where large amounts of high Kcalorie foods are consumed 
B) The individual purges to get rid of excess Kcalories. 
C) The individual gets a feeling of elation and power after a food binge. 
D) This disorder is often characterized by feelings of guilt and depression. 
A) It involves binge eating where large amounts of high Kcalorie foods are consumed 
B) The individual purges to get rid of excess Kcalories. 
C) The individual gets a feeling of elation and power after a food binge. 
D) This disorder is often characterized by feelings of guilt and depression.

Question 20

A serious problem in diabetics with eating disorders is

Accepted Answer

A) the regimentation of routine diabetes management. 
B) cutting back on insulin to lose weight. 
C) being preoccupied with glucose control. 
D) paying careful attention to exercise. 
A) the regimentation of routine diabetes management. 
B) cutting back on insulin to lose weight. 
C) being preoccupied with glucose control. 
D) paying careful attention to exercise.

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Which statement correctly relates the typical personality of a person with an eating disorder?

Purging by vomiting causes all of the following except

Which statement about ideal body is true?

Which statement about men and eating disorders is untrue?

An eating disorder is typified by

The female athlete triad includes all the following except:

Which statement about the effect of genes on eating disorders is true?

Which of the following is true about getting help for an eating disorder?

Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS)accounts for over ___% of the people with eating disorders

Which statement about eating disorders in children is true?

Bulimia nervosa is different from anorexia in all of the following except

Which of the following does not increase risk of eating disorders?

Treatment for anorexia

Since 1900,the ideal body in the US

Which statement concerning bulimics and binging is untrue?

Binge-eating disorder would be categorized as

Which statement about Anorexia nervosa is not true?

Which of the following groups is least likely to develop an eating disorder?

Which statement about Bulimia nervosa is untrue?

A serious problem in diabetics with eating disorders is

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