Psychology 410 - Abnormal Behavior - Chapter 10

Which of the following are typical of a person who has been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa? Choose all that apply. To avoid gaining weight, they engage in purging. They eat excessive amounts of food during a short period of time. They use methods such as fasting and exercise to compensate for added calories. Even while binging, they usually feel in control of themselves.

-- To avoid gaining weight, they engage in purging. -- They eat excessive amounts of food during a short period of time. -- They use methods such as fasting and exercise to compensate for added calories.

About what percentage of eating disorders are diagnosed in men? 10-20% 5-10% 15-25% 3-7%

10-20%

Diagnostic criteria for anorexia includes being what percent underweight? 15% 10% 17% 7%

15%

What did a recent fMRI study suggest about altered brain activity in people with anorexia nervosa? AN does not alter brain activity. AN creates only short-term effects in the way people process food-related cues AN creates lingering effects in the way people process food-related cues.

AN creates lingering effects in the way people process food-related cues.

Tabitha has been going to gym for 4 hours a day and watching her caloric intake. She is determined to lose weight, despite the fact that she is already underweight. Which of the following best classifies her behavior? Obsessive-compulsive disorder An eating disorder An intense dieting regime Anorexia nervosa

An eating disorder

People with ------- ------- feel that they are already overweight even though they may be seriously underweight, and they severely restrict their eating.

Anorexia nervosa

Which of the following is a new disorder added to the DSM-5? Gordosis Bulimia nervosa Anorexia nervosa Binge-eating disorder

Binge-eating disorder

Which of the following factors most discriminates bulimia from anorexia? Bulimic people have a pattern of bingeing and purging. Bulimic people are obsessed with their body image. Bulimic people invest energy into lowering their body weight. Bulimic people sometimes fast and abuse laxatives.

Bulimic people have a pattern of bingeing and purging.

According to the interviews, what other forms of purging does Nancy practice? Compulsive exercise The use of laxatives and diuretics Enemas Eating diet foods

Compulsive exercise

Which is true of a person with binge-eating disorder? Choose all that apply. Engages in binge eating at least twice a week for 6 months Tends to be unusually obsessed with staying thin despite eating huge amounts of food Feels no self-disgust or guilt about eating so much food Keeps eating past the point of feeling full May gain a significant amount of weight

Engages in binge eating at least twice a week for 6 months Keeps eating past the point of feeling full May gain a significant amount of weight

Which of the following is NOT a side effect of purging behaviors? Tooth decay Esophagus damage Malnutrition Hair loss

Hair loss

Which of the following symptoms are indicative of those with anorexia nervosa? Choose all that apply. Having disturbed self-perceptions of body shape Having an unrealistic fear of getting fat Severely restricting food intake Continually dieting even though of normal weight

Having disturbed self-perceptions of body shape Having an unrealistic fear of getting fat Severely restricting food intake

Which of the following health problems are associated with anorexia nervosa? Choose all that apply. Infertility Weak and brittle nails Thinning bones Rapid breathing rate

Infertility Weak and brittle nails Thinning bones

According to Nancy, what gives her a sense of control? Binge eating Not eating Vomiting Exercising

Not eating

According to the psychological perspective, which of the following are components of eating disorders? Sociocultural component Perceptual component Cognitive-affective component Behavioral component

Perceptual component Cognitive-affective component Behavioral component

Children who eat inedible things such as paint, paper, string, and hair might have a serious disorder called -------.

Pica

According to the interview, which form of therapy has given her the most relief from her symptoms? Overeaters Anonymous PsychotherapyCorrect Medications Long walks in the woods

Psychotherapy

Which of the following harmful behaviors do some of the people with bulimia nervosa engage in? Regurgitating and rechewing food Overusing saunas Using enemas Avoiding all exercise

Regurgitating and rechewing food Overusing saunas Using enemas

Clinicians have used psychotropics, especially -------, to treat individuals with anorexia nervosa.

SSRIs

What events motivated Nancy to use vomiting as a means of weight control? She discovered it by accident. She had a stomach virus and lost a lot of weight. Her girlfriend told her about it. She got the idea in a newspaper column.

She got the idea in a newspaper column.

Which of the following are likely contributing factors to eating disorders? Choose all that apply. Excess availability of food during childhood Sociocultural influences Experiences with eating Body image

Sociocultural influences Experiences with eating Body image

Which is true about people with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder? Choose all that apply. They are concerned with the aversive consequences of eating food. They sometimes avoid food because they dislike its texture, smell, or temperature. They have little interest in food. They are following a strict diet because of food allergies or religious beliefs.

They are concerned with the aversive consequences of eating food. They sometimes avoid food because they dislike its texture, smell, or temperature. They have little interest in food.

From an evidence-based perspective, what is the current thinking about the use of SSRIs to treat eating disorders? They are recommended in the treatment of binge-eating disorder but not other eating disorders. They are recommended in the treatment of bulimia nervosa but not other eating disorders. They are no longer considered advisable for the treatment of eating disorders. They are strongly recommended for the treatment of eating disorders.

They are no longer considered advisable for the treatment of eating disorders.

Refusing or unable to maintain a weight that is minimally healthy is diagnostic criteria for anorexia orthorexia binge eating disorderbulimia

anorexia

Which of the following has the highest mortality rate of any psychological disorder? anorexia schizophrenia bulimia substance use disorder

anorexia

The depletion of nutrients associated with severely restricted eating that occurs in people with ------- ------- leads them to develop a series of health changes, some of which can be life threatening.

anorexia nervosa

A low calorie diet, excessive exercise and purging is subtyped as anorexia, restrictive typeanorexia; binge/ purge subtypebulimia; binging subtypebulimia; purging type

anorexia, restrictive type

Which of the following is new to DSM 5? binge eating disorder bulimia anorexia, restrictive type anorexia; purging type

binge eating disorder

Irregular heart beat, tooth decay, and inflammation of the esophagus, are related to: bulimia anorexia anorexia, restrictive type binge eating disorder

bulimia

People with ------- ------- engage in binge eating generally followed by purging.

bulimia nervosa

One of the medical problems that occurs with people who have bulimia nervosa is dental decay. high blood pressure. fluid retention in the abdomen. brain damage.

dental decay

People with ------- disorders experience persistent disturbances of eating and eating-related behavior that changes the way they eat or retain food.

eating

Pica is the most serious cause of self-injury to occur in people with _______. intellectual developmental disabilities binge eating disorder major depressive disorder schizophrenia

intellectual developmental disabilities

The primary aim of psychological treatment of eating disorders involves identifying and changing the individual's ______ that occur(s) with his or her body shape and weight. maladaptive assumptions focus on liked body parts bloated self-esteem distorted hallucinations

maladaptive assumptions

AN alters brain activity in each of the following brain-processing areas except self-perception. body-related stimuli. emotions. memory.

memory.

Antidepressants have been shown to _____ and reduce purges; reduce binges. increase purges; reduce binges. reduce purges; increase binges. increase binges; increase purges.

reduce purges; reduce binges.

One of the causes of eating disorders is excessive breast feeding as a child. an early exposure to Santa Claus. sociocultural influences. an extra gene on the ninth pair.

sociocultural influences.

Bulimia disorder tends to co-occur with all of the following disorders EXCEPT obsessive-compulsive disorder. anxiety disorders. substance-related and abuse disorders. depression.

substance-related and abuse disorders.

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder sometimes originates because the person was too busy working to take time for lunch. the person once had a bad experience while eating, such as choking on food. the parents made their children observe religious restrictions on which foods they could eat. the person was too poor to buy food.

the person once had a bad experience while eating, such as choking on food.

People with bulimia frequently go on eating binges because they are excessively hungry. they fear that food may become scarce. their stomach does not signal them that they are sated. they are following a compulsion to eat.

they are following a compulsion to eat.

According to Nancy, she would sometimes vomit up to once a week. twice a week. once a day. three to four times a day.

three to four times a day.