abn psy chapter 11

The peak age range for the development of anorexia nervosa is:

14-18.

Which of the following is not true about obesity?

It is a mental disorder.

Many teenagers go on occasional eating binges. Which of the following is true?

Most people who engage in the behavior are not bulimic.

Which of the following problems is common in anorexia nervosa?

amenorrhea.

Which of the following is the best example of alexithymia?

an inability to describe one's feelings accurately.

A young woman has become very afraid of being overweight. She has recently reduced her food intake although she feels hungry all the time. As a result, her weight has dropped sharply below average, but she still believes that she is overweight. She is most likely experiencing:

anorexia nervosa.

Most people with bulimia nervosa ______ compared to people with anorexia nervosa.

are of more normal weight

A person who loses weight by forcing herself to vomit after meals or by using laxatives, and who otherwise fits the definition of anorexia is experiencing:

binge-eating/purging anorexia nervosa.

The disorder that is characterized by eating binges followed by forced vomiting is called:

bulimia nervosa.

Parents who feed their children when they are anxious and comfort them when they are tired (rather than giving them a nap) run the risk of producing children who:

can't assess their own needs.

The prognosis for recovery from bulimia nervosa is worse as a function of:

development of a pattern of frequent vomiting.

Salvador Minuchin describes a family system in which members are overly involved in each other's affairs. It is known as the:

enmeshed family pattern.

For people with bulimia nervosa, binge episodes produce feelings of:

guilt and depression.

The first step in treating anorexia nervosa is to:

help the person to start to regain the lost weight.

The part of the brain most closely associated with the control of eating and body weight is the:

hypothalamus.

The currently accepted view of eating disorders is that its cause is:

multidimensional.

People suffering from anorexia nervosa tend to:

overestimate their body size.

If one found that the average weight and size of cheerleaders had declined significantly over the years, and that those who aspired to be cheerleaders had a high level of eating disorders, one would have evidence for ______ causes of eating disorders.

societal.

What is the first type of food usually eliminated from the diet of the developing restricting-type anorexic person?

sweets.

A person's "weight set point" is:

their body's natural weight.