PSY 310 - CH9

anorexia nervosa disorder

The public first became aware of eating disorders in 1983 when Karen Carpenter, the 32-year-old lead singer of the soft-rock brother-and-sister duo, died from medical problems related to:

five times

The suicide rate among people with anorexia nervosa is _____ the rate found in the general population.

binge-eating/purging-type

Sometimes, Edna vomits her meal soon after she eats. At other times, she takes an excessive amount of diuretics and laxatives. Edna MOST likely suffers from _____ anorexia nervosa.

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

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

pretzels

Suzanne has bulimia nervosa. During a binge, Suzanne is LEAST likely to eat:

food deprivation

Elizabeth has anorexia nervosa and enjoys planning her meals down to the smallest detail. She often gives her friends cooking advice after fantasizing about food. Elizabeth's preoccupation with food is likely the result of:

be sexually experienced

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

distorted views of her weight and body

Bindi suffers from anorexia nervosa. Bindi is MOST likely to experience:

lanugo

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.

becoming overweight

Dr. Spencer is investigating the cognitive effects that eating disorders have on young women. After conducting three dozen interviews focused on the differences between eating disorders, she is least likely to conclude that those suffering from bulimia tend to be more concerned with _____ than people with anorexia are.

Who would be the MOST likely man to develop an eating disorder?

Jorge, a professional boxer

bulimia nervosa

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

shame

Willow suffers from bulimia nervosa. After a binge episode, she tends to feel a sense of:

A 1995 study at the University of Arizona found that _____ of African American respondents were dissatisfied with their weight and body shape, compared with _____ of white American teens.

70 percent; 90 percent

obsessive-compulsive patterns

Hector has a very rigid plan for his food preparation. First, he washes each vegetable thoroughly in water. Then, he slices each vegetable thinly and divides the slices into four equal amounts. When he eats one portion, he lines each strip up so they are all even. Hector's behavior is not uncommon for a person suffering from anorexia nervosa, because he will sometimes display:

bulimia nervosa

Heloise is evaluating a client and finds the following: normal body weight, irregular menstrual cycles, tooth loss, and dehydration caused by chronic diarrhea. Which is the MOST likely diagnosis Heloise will give to these issues?

inappropriate influence of weight and shape on appraisal of oneself

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

bulimia nervosa

Josette has always been very moody and easily bored. She also makes poor choices and sometimes engages in impulsive behavior such as shoplifting or overeating. Josette's behaviors and emotional responses are similar to those with:

No, because the binge-purge cycles of bulimia nervosa must be present for at least three months in order to be diagnosed.

Marlon, a 22-year-old college student, has recently started making himself vomit after every other meal so that he will lose weight and become more slender. After doing this for three weeks, he shares this with his friend Duane, to which Duane responds, "Man, I never thought of you as bulimic!" Would a therapist classify Marlon as "bulimic"?

bulimia nervosa

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:

anorexia nervosa

Quinn intensely fears gaining weight. He restricts his food intake, and his body perception is distorted. Quinn MOST likely suffers from:

anorexia nervosa

Tessa has always been slightly overweight. She was generally liked by her peers and was very social in high school. Recently, Tessa's father took a new job, and Tessa had to move to another state and enroll in a new high school. Soon after the move, she became depressed and withdrawn and had difficulty making new friends. Tessa is MOST at risk for developing:

great tension

Veronica suffers from bulimia nervosa. Before a binge episode, Veronica MOST likely feels a sense of:

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

restricting-type

When Frederika first began to develop anorexia nervosa, she stopped eating cakes and cookies. Then, she stopped eating pastas, meats, and fruits. Now, she only eats green vegetables, such as celery and spinach. Frederika MOST likely suffers from _____ anorexia nervosa.

binge-eating disorder

Xavier engages in repeated eating binges during which he feels no control over his eating. He does not perform compensatory behaviors, and as a result of his frequent binges, he has become obese. Xavier MOST likely suffers from:

amonorrhea

Young newlywed Deanna has struggled with anorexia nervosa for more than a year. Her husband thinks that if Deanna becomes pregnant, she will have to eat more. However, Deanna cannot become pregnant because her menstrual cycles have stopped. This condition is known as:

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:

binge-purge

_____-type anorexia nervosa involves excessive use of diuretics and laxatives, as well as vomiting after each meal.

Lia has just been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa and is discussing it with her therapist. Throughout her sessions, she describes how her older sister was also diagnosed with bulimia two years ago, and how her parents tended to plan every aspect of her life in order to accommodate her flourishing modeling career. A cognitive-behavioral therapist would MOST likely attribute Lia's development of bulimia nervosa to:

a need to control some aspect of her life.

Gregg has recently been hospitalized for an eating disorder, and his therapist prescribes an antidepressant. Gregg MOST likely has:

bulimia nervosa

Research studies exploring the effectiveness of group treatment for those with _____ have found that 10 years after treatment, as many as 85 percent of patients have made an either complete or partial recovery.

bulimia nervosa

Because of its effectiveness in the treatment of _____ more than _____, cognitive-behavioral therapy is often tried first, before any other therapies are considered.

bulimia nervosa; anorexia nervosa

At a recent multidisciplinary psychology conference, a leading researcher spoke on using the multidimensional risk perspective to explain eating disorders, identifying _____ such as ineffective parenting and _____ factors such as ego deficiency.

cognitive-behavioral factors; psychodynamic

Claire has lost a great deal of weight over the last year and has been placed in a residential treatment center for eating disorders. The treatment center's first goal regarding Claire would be to:

correct her dangerous eating pattern as quickly as possible.

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.

As a baby, Ilya had very _____ parents. They fed him when he was hungry, changed him when he was wet, and comforted him when he was upset.

effective

Hannah has never really gotten along with her mother. This may be one reason that she has never developed an adequate sense of control and independence. According to Hilde Bruch, this would be an example of:

ego deficiencies

Persephone comes from a family in which everyone is overly involved in the lives of the others. Although everyone is affectionate and loyal, they tend to cling to each other. As a teen, she feels that her desire for independence is somehow harming the family's sense of closeness and harmony. Her family displays an _____ family pattern.

enmeshed

Corbin and Willow are fraternal twins attending the same university. They have made a pact to get healthy, motivate each other, and stay in shape. In order to achieve their weight goals, Corbin is more likely to _____, and Willow is more likely to _____.

exercise; diet

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

exposure and response prevention

Demi is a patient with bulimia nervosa. In several of her therapy sessions, Demi's therapist has required her to eat a slice of cake and then prevented her from vomiting, to show that eating can be harmless. Demi's therapist is using the _____ approach.

exposure and response prevention

_____ theorists argue that the families of people who develop eating disorders are often dysfunctional to begin with and that the eating disorder of one member is a reflection of the larger problem.

family systems

As a baby, Jackson had very _____ parents. They fed him when he was upset and not hungry and changed him even when he was hungry but not wet.

ineffective

Zahara is receiving treatment for bulimia nervosa. She is currently working with her therapist to improve her social skills. Zahara is engaged in:

interpersonal psychotherapy

Leon was in a car accident and suffered damage to his _____ hypothalamus. Damage to this area has caused a decrease in his food intake.

lateral

One perspective identified several kinds of risk factors associated with an eating disorder. Adherents suggested that the more risk factors that are present, the MORE likely that the eating disorder will develop. This is known as the _____ perspective.

multidimensional risk