Question 1

Behavioural therapy programs for hospitalized anorexic patients have been shown to

Accepted Answer

A)  result in long-term maintenance of weight gain. 
B)  help patients gain weight while in the hospital. 
C)  lead to high drop-out rates. 
D)  lead to increased marital discord, once the focus of the family shifts off the child with the eating disorder.

Question 2

According to Canadian psychologists Steiger and Israel (1999), psychodynamic models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _________ perspective while contemporary models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict; deficit 
B)  enmeshment; overprotectiveness 
C)  deficit; conflict 
D)  overprotectiveness; enmeshment

Question 3

Research conducted in Canadian schools suggests which of the following eating disorders is most common among adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anorexia nervosa 
B)  Bulimia nervosa 
C)  Obese binge eating 
D)  Elimination disorder

Question 4

Studies of the personality of anorexics indicate that they are generally

Accepted Answer

A)  impulsive, adventurous, outgoing. 
B)  confused, disoriented, withdrawn. 
C)  shy, obedient, perfectionistic. 
D)  warm, sensitive, helpful.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Group therapy, where patients learn to cook in creative ways, so to increase their interest in food and nutrition. 
B)  Family therapy, where the parents learn creative ways to feed their children. 
C)  Individual therapy, where the issue of self-control is of principle focus. 
D)  A combination of cognitive-behaviour and operant conditioning approaches, focussing on weight gain.

Question 6

According to the World Health Organization's 2002 Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSc) Canadian survey, by grade 10, ___ of young women thought they were too fat.

Accepted Answer

A)  44% 
B)  66% 
C)  75% 
D)  96%

Question 7

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinspiration 
B)  Body sabotage 
C)  Fat talk 
D)  Normal teenage girl conversation

Question 8

Tucker (2004) conducted a study where television (and exposure to body shape ideals via telephone) was introduced to a rural area of Fiji. This study found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Native culture was relatively immune to western ideas of body image. 
B)  Over three years, hours of television viewing increased drastically and significant weight gain was noted in over half of the participants. 
C)  Within the first year, almost one-quarter of the participants had developed some form of an eating disorder. 
D)  Social learning was evident as the Fijian girls wished to emulate people they had seen on television.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Assessment of personality among anorexics reveals that

Accepted Answer

A)  Anorexics are low in neuroticism but high in anxiety. 
B)  Anorexics and bulimics are high on neuroticism and low in self-esteem. 
C)  Anorexics are low in self-esteem whereas bulimics are primarily high in neuroticism. 
D)  Anorexics are high in extraversion and neuroticism.

Question 11

Anorexia nervosa can cause death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A case study in your text referred to a blind woman with bulimia, who stated that her desire to become thinner stemmed from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Overhearing her peers talking about her appearance 
B)  Her physician suggesting that she lose weight 
C)  Unrealistic standards of beauty portrayed in magazines 
D)  Her Barbie doll

Question 13

Viewing images of idealized female bodies can women dissatisfied with their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hospitalization rates for eating disorders are highest among women aged

Accepted Answer

A)  10-14 
B)  15-24 
C)  20-24 
D)  25-34

Question 15

The first step in treating anorexia nervosa is

Accepted Answer

A)  Medication to reduce anxiety about eating. 
B)  Education on the importance of a well balanced diet. 
C)  Hospitalization to promote and monitor eating. 
D)  Assessment to identify causes and plan individualized treatment.

Question 16

A result of distorted body image in anorexics can be observed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive preoccupation with makeup. 
B)  Critical evaluation of body areas such as stomach and buttocks. 
C)  Frequent questioning of others regarding their appearance. 
D)  Checking behaviours designed to ensure that their stomach and buttocks appear smaller than in reality.

Question 17

Contemporary reviews on the prevention of eating disorders have found that intervention programs:

Accepted Answer

A)  Showed better results for programs that targeted high-risk participants. 
B)  Have consistently shown signs of positive lifestyle attitudinal changes. 
C)  Have shown dramatic effects for charismatic lecture-style approaches. 
D)  Produced large net effects in terms of reducing maladaptive eating attitude.

Question 18

Therapy is most effective for anorexia when it is delivered within the first few years of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The way men's bodies are portrayed in the media suggests that men should have a lean and muscular body. This is creating:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased emphasis on health and wellness for men 
B)  Similar rates of eating disorders for men and women 
C)  Similar types of pressure and body dissatisfaction for men as for women 
D)  Metrosexual men

Question 20

Serotonin is implicated in anorexia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Eating Disorders

Behavioural therapy programs for hospitalized anorexic patients have been shown to

According to Canadian psychologists Steiger and Israel (1999) , psychodynamic models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _ perspective while contemporary models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _ perspective.

Research conducted in Canadian schools suggests which of the following eating disorders is most common among adolescents?

Studies of the personality of anorexics indicate that they are generally

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

According to the World Health Organization's 2002 Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSc) Canadian survey, by grade 10, ___ of young women thought they were too fat.

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:

Tucker (2004) conducted a study where television (and exposure to body shape ideals via telephone) was introduced to a rural area of Fiji. This study found that:

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

Assessment of personality among anorexics reveals that

Anorexia nervosa can cause death.

A case study in your text referred to a blind woman with bulimia, who stated that her desire to become thinner stemmed from:

Viewing images of idealized female bodies can women dissatisfied with their bodies.

Hospitalization rates for eating disorders are highest among women aged

The first step in treating anorexia nervosa is

A result of distorted body image in anorexics can be observed by

Contemporary reviews on the prevention of eating disorders have found that intervention programs:

Therapy is most effective for anorexia when it is delivered within the first few years of symptoms.

The way men's bodies are portrayed in the media suggests that men should have a lean and muscular body. This is creating:

Serotonin is implicated in anorexia nervosa.

Exam 10: Eating Disorders

Behavioural therapy programs for hospitalized anorexic patients have been shown to

According to Canadian psychologists Steiger and Israel (1999) , psychodynamic models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _________ perspective while contemporary models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _________ perspective.

Research conducted in Canadian schools suggests which of the following eating disorders is most common among adolescents?

Studies of the personality of anorexics indicate that they are generally

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

According to the World Health Organization's 2002 Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSc) Canadian survey, by grade 10, ___ of young women thought they were too fat.

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:

Tucker (2004) conducted a study where television (and exposure to body shape ideals via telephone) was introduced to a rural area of Fiji. This study found that:

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

Assessment of personality among anorexics reveals that

Anorexia nervosa can cause death.

A case study in your text referred to a blind woman with bulimia, who stated that her desire to become thinner stemmed from:

Viewing images of idealized female bodies can women dissatisfied with their bodies.

Hospitalization rates for eating disorders are highest among women aged

The first step in treating anorexia nervosa is

A result of distorted body image in anorexics can be observed by

Contemporary reviews on the prevention of eating disorders have found that intervention programs:

Therapy is most effective for anorexia when it is delivered within the first few years of symptoms.

The way men's bodies are portrayed in the media suggests that men should have a lean and muscular body. This is creating:

Serotonin is implicated in anorexia nervosa.

According to Canadian psychologists Steiger and Israel (1999) , psychodynamic models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _ perspective while contemporary models interpreted symptoms of anorexia from a _ perspective.