Eating Disorders (Chapter 9)

According to the textbook, people commonly consume as many as ___________ calories during a typical binge episode.

15,000

Surveys in several Western countries suggest that as many as ___________ percent of women develop a full case of bulimia nervosa.

5

According to one study, close to ___________ of female college gymnasts engage in at least one self-destructive behavior to control their weight

1/2

The peak age of onset of anorexia nervosa is between ________.

14 and 18 years

Approximately _______ of cases of anorexia nervosa are diagnosed in men.

5-10%

wo friends, Janelle and Anna, were recently talking about their bodies, weight, and the media. Anna, who is white, said "Janelle, you are so lucky that African Americans don't have to deal with weight and body issues. Sometimes I really get tired of being dissatisfied with my body." Janelle, who is African American, got mightily offended and snapped back, "well YOU obviously haven't read the research, Anna. A widely-publicized study in 1995 found that as many as ___________ percent of African American teens polled were dissatisfied with their bodies!"

70

Which of the following statements BEST describes current thinking about treatment for binge eating disorder?

Relatively little is known about the aftermath of this disorder.

Researcher ___________ suggested that enmeshed family patterns, in which there exists a lack of appropriate boundaries between family members, often contribute to the development of eating disorders.

Salvador Minuchin

Anorexia nervosa has been shown to be increasing in frequency in all but which of the following areas

South America

Marlon, a 22-year-old college student, has recently "discovered" that if he makes himself vomit after every other meal he will lose weight and become more slender. After doing this for three weeks, he shares this revelation with his friend Duane, and Duane tells him, "man, I never thought of you as bulimic!" Which of the following is an accurate assessment of Duane's statement?

The binge-purge cycles of bulimia nervosa must be present for at least 3 months in order to be diagnosed

Research has consistently found that ___________ is the best approach for achieving both immediate and sustained recovery from anorexia nervosa.

a combination of therapeutic approaches

Hilde Bruch, a pioneer in the study and treatment of eating disorders, has developed a theory of these issues that draws largely on the ___________ perspective in psychology.

psychodynamic

A person with which of the following conditions displays many of the behaviors of bulimia nervosa, but does not engage in compensatory behaviors?

binge eating disorder

Research studies exploring the effectiveness of treatment for those with ___________ have found that ten years after treatment as many as 75 percent of patients have maintained either complete or partial recovery.

bulimia nervosa

Which eating disorder is most likely to be helped with the prescribing of antidepressant medications?

bulimia nervosa

Which eating disorder is also known as binge-purge syndrome?

bulimia nervousa

Unlike the other eating disorders, binge eating disorder does not necessarily begin with:

efforts at extreme dieting

Brandon suffers from bulimia nervosa, and has finally sought the help of a therapist. His psychologist, who ascribes to the cognitive-behavioral model, gives Brandon instructions to eat specific types and amounts of food, but to resist (at all costs) the urge to make himself vomit. The hope is that Brandon will come to see eating can be a healthy and constructive behavior that requires no undoing. Brandon's psychologist is using a technique called:

exposure and response prevention.

Research has found that __________ can be invaluable in the treatment of eating disorders, though the exact nature of why this effect is seen is not yet clear.

family therapy

Britta has recently been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, and is seeing a therapist to start the process of recovery. As the therapist does his initial assessment, he notices that Britta has developed ___________, which is a fine, silky hair that is covering her arms. When he questions Britta, he finds that other areas of her body have also developed the growth of this hair.

lanugo

Relapse is a major problem for those suffering from bulimia nervosa. Studies have found certain factors that more accurately predict future relapse after successful treatment. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

one other diagnosable mental illness that co-occurred with the bulimia nervosa

At least half of those suffering from anorexia nervosa reduce their weight by

restricting their intake of food.

To the uninformed individual, the practice of self-induced vomiting after a meal may seem like a good way to prevent digestion and absorption of the food that was consumed. Being a savvy student of psychology, however, you know that:

this method of compensating for food that is eaten fails to prevent absorption of only half of the calories consumed during a binge

As a result of their frequent binges, around ___________ of people with binge eating disorder become overweight or even obese.

two-thirds