Chapter 14: Eating Disorders: Risk to Nutrition

Nancy is recovering from anorexia nervosa. In order to ensure that she stays on her path to good health, her therapist recommended that she seek advice from _____, a professional who provides guidance on healthy eating.

A dietician

Which of the following is a characteristic of a person with anorexia nervosa? - Excessive caloric restriction - Distortion of body image - Intense fear of gaining weight - All of the answers are correct.

All of the answers are correct.

What is a component of the female athlete triad and means that a woman had stopped menstruating?

Amenorrhea

A person with night eating disorder has an increased risk for which of the following conditions? - Anxiety, depression, diabetes, and insomnia. - Anxiety, depression, hypertension, and insomnia. - Anxiety, hypothyroid, obesity, and insomnia. - Anxiety, depression, obesity, and insomnia.

Anxiety, depression, obesity, and insomnia.

When a person has anorexia nervosa, their families should _____. - Not be brought into therapy because they are disruptive - Not be brought into therapy since they do not have the disorder - Be brought into therapy since they may be part of the problem - Be brought into therapy since others in the family may have serious mental disorders - Be brought to therapy, but left in the waiting room

Be brought into therapy since they may be part of the problem

_____ eating is a common symptom of people who suffer from bulimia. - Binge - Compensatory - Purge - Excessive

Binge

Therapy for anorexia nervosa should focus on _____: - More food consumption - Proper vitamin intake - Overt behaviors related to anorexia - Both thoughts and behaviors - Both food and vitamins

Both thoughts and behaviors

Chelsea frequently overindulges in her food choices, which leaves her feeling ashamed of the possible weight she could gain. In order to not worry about the excessive amount of calories she has consumed, she makes herself throw up. What eating disorder does chelsea suffer from?

Bulimia

Maria struggles with a distorted body image and an irrational fear of becoming overweight. In her attempt to control her weight, she consumes large amounts of food and abuses laxatives to purge the calories from her body. Maria is showing some of the warning signs of _____.

Bulimia nervosa

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of people with bulimia? - Bulimics use purging or non-purging methods to control their caloric intake. - Bulimics tend to be extremely thin. - Bulimics are defined by their weight. - Bulimics are defined as people who throw up after they eat.

Bulimics use purging or non-purging methods to control their caloric intake.

Susan's doctor has recommended she take supplements to lessen the harmful effects of female athlete triad. What supplements specifically might Susan's doctor recommend? - Calcium and vitamin D - Vitamins B3 and C - Fish oil and Focus Factor - 5-Hour Energy and Boost - Magnesium and ginseng

Calcium and vitamin D

Emma (a 17-year-old girl) mentions that she would like to maintain her weight but eat healthier and be in better physical shape. She does some research, and selects a food plan and workout program to follow for the next month. Emma is going to take measurements and weigh herself at the beginning and at the end of her program. Which of the following best describes Emma? - Emma is a normal teenager who is taking interest in her wellness - Emma has anorexia since she is obsessed with her weight - Emma has bulimia since she is compulsively exercising - Emma is depressed since she thinks she is not healthy - Emma has low self-esteem

Emma is a normal teenager who is taking interest in her wellness

Jenna had an eating disorder when she was younger and hopes to help her own daughters avoid going through what she went through. Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate measure for her to take in order to help prevent eating disorders in her daughters? - Demonstrate healthy eating habits. - Monitor her daughters' computer use. - Enlist the help of a professional. - Criticize her daughter who is overweight. - Monitor her daughters' television use.

Criticize her daughter who is overweight.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Bulimia? - Binge eating - Compensatory behaviors such as starving oneself - Self evaluation disproportionately influenced by weight and body size - Recurrent late night eating

Recurrent late night eating

Sara goes to the doctor with symptoms of bulimia. The doctor diagnoses her with a different disorder and does not even consider bulimia to be the cause of her problems. Why might this be? - She is of normal weight. - She is severely underweight. - She is severely overweight. - None of the answer choices are correct.

She is of normal weight.

It is estimated that 5% to 20% of individuals who have eating disorders are male. Why might this number be inaccurate?

It is based on perceptions within a culture that view eating disorders as 'women's problems.'

While approaching the topic of binge eating is difficult, actually treating the disorder can also be a challenge. Why might this be the case? - It requires therapy, which can be difficult to deal with due to feelings of shame. - It always involves medication, and medications can be hard to adjust to. - It always involves support groups, and many binge eaters are anti-social. - It involves surgery which requires a month or more of rehabilitation. - It involves exercise, which is painful for those who have gotten used to eating large amounts of food at one time.

It requires therapy, which can be difficult to deal with due to feelings of shame.

Debby notices that her friend Tara has been very anxious lately and likes to stay in on the weekends. She also notices that Tara looks skinny and her clothes are beginning to hang on her. Debby wonders if Tara might be bulimic. Does Debby's thinking match the situation?

No. Thinness and anxiety point toward anorexia nervosa rather than bulimia nervosa.

What is the definition of disordered eating?

Pathological or unhealthy eating patterns that do not meet criteria for an eating disorder

Which of the following is NOT considered a possible cause of night eating disorder? - A delay in the circadian rhythm in relation to food intake. - Heredity - Lower nocturnal levels of melatonin and leptin. - Stress

heredity

Which of the following contributes to eating disorders in today's world? - The media - Young women - Young men - Children

The Media

_____ is the component of non-purging bulimia nervosa in which a person restricts further intake of calories.

binge starving

Jane always finds herself obsessing over the smallest imperfection every time she walks past a mirror. She notices the tiniest pimple, or the smallest blemish even if it is not noticeable to anyone else. All of Jane's friends and family do not see the flaws that she sees when she looks in the mirror. Based on the example above, Jane most likely suffers from:

body dysmorphic disorder

Ayda is a teenager living in the Middle East. She is surrounded by a conservative culture that her family has lived in for centuries. Janet is a teenager living in the United States. She is surrounded by modern American culture and her family has few ties to its generational past. Which of the following factors would MOST LIKELY cause you to predict that these two girls would not experience the same situation with regard to developing an eating disorder? The girls' gender because they are both female and females are highly likely to develop different eating disorders? - The girls' cultures - The girls' age - The girls' social status - The girls' self-esteem

The girls' cultures

What is significant about people who suffer from sleep-related eating disorder?

They get out of bed and unknowingly eat large amounts of food.

Women with female athlete triad may not get pregnant because _____.

Women stop getting their menstrual periods if their bodies do not have enough calories and nutrients to support a baby.

_____ are at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder. People with _____ self-esteem and those who are _____ are also at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder. - Women, low, adolescents - Women, high, adults - Men, low, adolescents - Men, high, adults

Women, low, adolescents

The longer bulimia goes untreated, the _____. - Better the prognosis - Worse the prognosis - Lower the likelihood of seeking treatment - Research does not know what happens - Higher the likelihood of seeking treatment

Worse the prognosis

In what ways are people who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder like those who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder? - They are fixated on a problem feature and compulsively groom to cover or distract from it. - They pursue plastic surgery to make themselves feel better. - They may exhibit symptoms of depression and have suicidal thoughts. - They have an unrealistic sense of how much they eat or how they look.

They are fixated on a problem feature and compulsively groom to cover or distract from it.

_____ will likely compound psychological as well as physical conditions. - Occasional binge eating - A psychological diagnosis of binge-eating disorder - Obesity - Guilt over eating too much - Binge eating more than twice per week

obesity