Define 'eating disorder' as completely as possible. correct answers Eating disorder: a condition that involves an unhealthy degree of concern about body weight and shape and that may lead to efforts to control weight by unhealthy means.
Eating disorders are not _________, but rather psychologica...
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Define 'eating disorder' as completely as possible. correct answers Eating disorder: a condition that involves an unhealthy degree of concern about body weight and shape and that may lead to efforts to control weight by unhealthy means.
Eating disorders are not _________, but rather psychological problems. correct answers diseases
Define 'Anorexia Nervosa'. (Question on the exam) correct answers An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.
Define 'Bulimia Nervosa'. (Question on the exam) correct answers An eating disorder characterized by a secretive cycle of binge eating followed by some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract by laxatives.
Define 'binge eating'/'compulsive overeating'. (Question on the exam) correct answers An eating disorder characterized by periods of uncontrolled, impulsive, or continuous eating beyond the point of feeling comfortably full.
Which eating disorder is known for a cycle of binge eating followed by a purge of the digestive tract? correct answers Bulimia Nervosa
Which eating disorder is known for causing self-starvation and unhealthy weight loss? correct answers Anorexia Nervosa
Which eating disorder is known for causing consumption of foods beyond the point of feeling 'full'? correct answers Binge eating/compulsive overeating
Binge eating is also known as what? correct answers Compulsive overeating
True or false: men do not suffer from eating disorders. correct answers False, 5-10% of Anorexia
Nervosa sufferers are men.
Define 'body image'. correct answers How a person visualizes and feels about his or her appearance and bodily features.
Eating disorders often result from a distorted body image. What does 'distorted' mean? correct answers Something that is warped or false. A distorted body image occurs when a person's body is different from the way they perceive it. (e.g., truly underweight, perceived by person as overweight)
A healthy body image can result from considering three things. What are they? correct answers Accept one's body's apperance and abilities, be realistic, and acknowledge that it is natural for one's body to change rapidly during teenage and early adult years of life. Name four or more things that can cause an eating disorder to occur. correct answers A combination of psychological, interpersonal, and social conditions, emotional distress because of
emotions such as depression or loneliness, a troubled family life, personal relationships, societal pressure, a history of criticism directed at one's own body by others, or a history of physical or sexual abuse.
True or false: Anorexia Nervosa is a seriously damaging illness, but it does not have a high death
rate compared to other mental illnesses. correct answers False, it has one of the highest death rates of any mental illness.
True or false: sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa may only consume (about 80/a few hundred/a few thousand) calories per day. correct answers a few hundred
True or false: Anorexia Nervosa is only found in adults (21 years and older). correct answers False
Name the four primary symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa. correct answers Resistance to maintaining body weight at a healthy standard, an intense fear of weight gain despite being underweight, a denial of the seriousness of his or her condition, and a loss of menstrual periods for females post-puberty.
A loss of 15-20% of one's body weight is considered a _____________ sign of Anorexia. correct
answers warning
A preoccupation with food statistics such as the number of calories in a meal is a warning sign of
Anorexia Nervosa. Describe other signals that are present in the behavior of Anorexia sufferers which can also be warning signs. correct answers Refusals to eat certain foods or food groups (e.g., carbohydrates), frequent comments about being 'fat' despite not being overweight, voiced anxiety about gaining weight or becoming 'fat', denial of hunger, etc.
Arranging foods in a certain order, excessive chewing, eating foods in a certain order, and etc. are warning signs of Anorexia known as food _____. correct answers rituals
People with Anorexia sometimes avoid eating by making _______ to miss meal times. correct answers excuses
Some people with Anorexia will maintain a rigorous workout routine no matter _____ or _____. correct answers weather, illnesses/fatigue
True or false: Anorexia sufferers sometimes present a warning sign by withdrawing in _____ situations. correct answers social
Supressing an intake of necessary nutrients can lead to ________. correct answers malnutrition
As Anorexia worsens, heart rate _____ and blood pressure ______ making the risk of heart failure rise. correct answers drops/slows, drops/decreases
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