Psy-281, Chapters 9A & 9B

Which statement regarding people with anorexia nervosa is FALSE?

They generally spend little time thinking about food.

When researchers stimulated the _____ during laboratory experimentation, eating behaviors were inhibited.

ventromedial hypothalamus

Abigail has recently been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and has entered into a residential treatment facility to receive treatment. Upon her physical evaluation, the attending doctor noticed Abigail had developed _____, a fine silky hair covering Abigail's torso, face and arms.

lanugo

According to the text, people ordinarily consume as many as _____ calories during a typical binge-eating event.

10,000

If one identical twin suffers from anorexia nervosa, the other twin will develop this disorder in as many as _____ percent of cases. On the other hand, the concordance rate for fraternal twins is around 20 percent.

70

In recent years, _____ in their attitudes regarding body image, weight, and eating.

African American girls are becoming more like European American girls

_____ is a treatment that seeks to improve interpersonal functioning.

Interpersonal psychotherapy

Who is LEAST likely to develop symptoms of anorexia nervosa?

Nate, age 29; he was just promoted at work

Vera and Wendy both suffer from eating disorders. Vera has anorexia nervosa while Wendy has bulimia nervosa. Who is MOST likely to be helped by cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Wendy

Which is NOT an immediate aim in the treatment of anorexia nervosa?

address the psychological factors that maintain the problem

1. The video case shows the case of Dave, a man with anorexia. Males account for between _____ and ______ percent of all eating disorders.

anorexia nervosa.

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.

Allie suffers from bulimia nervosa. Allie MOST likely will differ from someone suffering from anorexia nervosa because Allie is more likely to:

be sexually experienced.

Reseema is undergoing treatment for anorexia nervosa. As part of her therapy, she has worked on discovering her core pathology, and monitoring her feelings of hunger level and food intake. Reseema's treatment program is MOST likely:

cognitive-behaviorally based.

According to the text, there are two goals in treating eating disorders. The first is to:

correct the dangerous eating pattern as quickly as possible.

According to some theorists, _____ parents accurately attend to their children's biological and emotional needs, giving them food when they are crying from hunger and comfort when they are crying out of fear. By contrast, _____ parents fail to attend to their children's needs, deciding that their children are hungry, cold, or tired without correctly interpreting the children's actual condition.

effective; ineffective

Gigi has always had a disturbed relationship with her mother. As a result, she never developed an adequate sense of control and independence, which are examples of:

ego deficiencies.

The _____ is the part of the brain that regulates many bodily functions. It may play a role in the development of eating disorders.

hypothalamus

Tamika has bulimia nervosa. During a binge, she is MOST likely to eat:

ice cream.

In addition to repeated episodes of bingeing, followed by compensatory behaviors lasting 3 months, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) also requires _____ to qualify for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa.

inappropriate influence of weight and shape on appraisal of oneself

Stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamus:

inhibits eating behaviors.

Britta was recently diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, and is now seeing a therapist. As the therapist conducts his initial assessment, he notices that Britta has developed _____, a fine, silky hair covering her face and arms.

lanugo

If given the opportunity to take a picture of oneself and then "adjust" the picture to best represent their body, anorexic individuals will _____ their body size.

overestimate

As part of a research study, Jordan is allowed to take a picture of herself with a camera that has an adjustable lens. She is asked to adjust the lens until the picture corresponds to her mental picture of herself. If Jordan suffers from anorexia nervosa, she is MOST likely to:

overestimate her body size.

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

this method of compensation fails to prevent the absorption of at least half of the calories consumed during a binge.