Abnormal Psychology Quiz 10
She will have a relapse.
Claudia filled a prescription for antidepressants to treat her bulimia nervosa. What could likely happen if Claudia decides to stop taking the antidepressants?
"The term anorexia means 'loss of appetite,' but people with this disorder are actually hungry."
During a lecture on eating disorders, the lecturer tells the audience, "Let's be candid, anorexia is a misnomer." Most of the people around you are puzzled until the expert explains. What does she say?
Bruch's modified psychodynamic therapy
Jean is being individually treated for anorexia nervosa. Her therapist is using a technique that is helping Jen increase her introceptive awareness and decrease distorted images of her body. What individual technique is the therapist using?
has a distorted body image
Kimberly has been told that she has an inaccurate perception of body size and shape. This means that she _____.
young women in industrialized societies
Of the following groups, which would have the highest rate of eating disorders?
"Relapse is common when medication is stopped."
Paula suffers from bulimia nervosa and is considering treatment with an antidepressant medication. Knowing that you have been studying this issue, she asks your opinion. What should you tell her?
eliminate food from the body
Purging is used to _____.
dissatisfaction with body image
Research participants have been asked to identify with a figure within a series of schematic figures of women ranging from very thin to very obese. What is the subject of this research?
It is a more "modern" phenomenon than anorexia nervosa.
Select the statement below that is TRUE of bulimia nervosa.
self-induced vomiting
What is the most common form of purging?
perfectionism
What personality trait has been associated with eating disorders?
anorexia nervosa
What psychiatric disorder has the highest mortality rate?
Both disorders involve a purging subtype.
Which of the following is TRUE of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?
suffers from bulimia nervosa.
"Relapse is common when medication is stopped."
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A national survey found that almost _____ percent of American women have a negative body image, particularly concerning their waists, hips, and/or thighs.
hypothalamus.
Although extremely rare, eating disorders have been linked to lesions in the
Sociocultural influences are important.
Emily is 21 years old and from a small Amish community that is completely separated from the modern world. She is very comfortable with her body shape and size and has never been on a diet. Julie is 21 years old and from Chicago. She hates how she looks and wishes she looked more like a model. She is always on a diet. What notion is supported in the discrepancy between the way these two young women perceive their own bodies?
experiences a strong urge to purge.
In bulimia nervosa, binges are usually terminated because the person runs out of food, is interrupted by someone, or
Bruch's psychodynamic therapy.
In establishing an eating disorder clinic, your group of professionals is keen to include all of the therapies that are currently being used to treat these disorders. You will likely include several different therapies, including
binge
Instead of having two cookies, Michelle would eat an entire box of cookies. She didn't eat a single serving of chips, but the whole family-size bag. This is an example of a(n)