abnormal pyschology

Surveys in several Western countries in the early 2000s suggest that as many as _____ percent of women develop the full syndrome of bulimia nervosa.

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Which statement regarding people with anorexia nervosa is false?

They generally spend little time thinking about food

Zeekal has recently been hospitalized. She is severely underweight, her body temperature is low, her heart rate is below normal, and her feet are swollen. All of Zeekal's physiological symptoms could be associated with:

anorexia nervosa

Both Erica and Fanny have eating disorders. Both girls tend to eat rapidly, eat large amounts without physical hunger, and eat alone because of embarrassment. Erica follows her eating binges by inducing vomiting, whereas Fanny does not. Fanny MOST likely suffers from:

binge-eating disorder

Geizelle is a first-year student in college. She heard about the "Freshman Fifteen," the tendency for first-year students to gain weight during the school term. Afraid of gaining the weight but unable to control her food intake, Geizelle began purging after each meal. Unfortunately, this only made her hungrier, so she eats more only to purge again. Geizelle's behavior is indicative of:

binge-purge syndrome

Meredith's friends are always surprised by how thin she always seems to stay, but her friends have never been concerned about her being unhealthily thin. She always seems to eat a lot whenever she goes out with them, and people always seem to ask her "where she puts all that food." Her friends have never heard her talk about going to the gym, and after she finishes eating, she always seems to excuse herself to the bathroom. Meredith's friends are starting to suspect that she has:

bulimia nervosa

Which complication of bulimia nervosa can lead to dangerous potassium deficiencies?

chronic diarrhea

Although purging after bingeing relieves the immediate sensation of fullness, it also affects one's ability to feel satiated. This often causes: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

greater hunger and more frequent intense binges

For those suffering from anorexia nervosa, death is possible from two sources: suicide and

medical complications associated with the disorder

Heather routinely prepares her meals several days in advance. All dinners are identical, and all lunches are identical. (There are no breakfasts.) She makes every effort to start every lunch at the same time of day, and every dinner likewise. Heather's behavior displays _____ patterns.

obsessive-compulsive

Michael is a college wrestler who is keeping a very strict diet in order to make the lower weight class. His coach warned him that studies of human participants placed on very strict diets often develop unhealthy tendencies:

to binge

Sunita has bulimia nervosa. Her weight is MOST likely to be

within a normal range, although it may fluctuate markedly within that range