Deck 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Question 1

An eating disorder characterized by abnormally low weight and an intense fear of gaining weight is ______.

A) binge-eating disorder
B) identity disorder
C) anorexia nervosa
D) bulimia nervosa

Answer 1

anorexia nervosa

Question 2

About ______ in 1,000 males in the United States develop anorexia nervosa.

A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7

Answer 2

3

Question 3

A frequent observation is that girls with anorexia nervosa use ______ in addition to dieting to control their weights.

A) excessive exercise
B) amphetamines
C) meals rich with fruit and vegetables
D) positive imagery of their ideal figures

Answer 3

excessive exercise

Question 4

Felicia has an intense fear of being overweight. She also has a distorted body image in which she sees herself as "fat" despite the fact that her physician says she underweight
For her height, age, and bone structure. She exercises excessively and still diets despite being
15 pounds lighter than her original dieting goal. She is suffering from ______.

A) amenorrhea
B) bulimia nervosa
C) anorexia nervosa
D) cytomegalovirus

Question 5

Between ______ percent of females in the United States develop bulimia nervosa.

A) .1 and .3
B) 1 and 3
C) 5 and 10
D) 10 and 15

Question 6

Which person is most likely to develop an eating disorder?

A) a 28-year-old female corporate attorney
B) a 16-year-old high school male cheerleader
C) an 18-year-old female who just entered college
D) a 21-year-old male member of a heavy metal band

Question 7

Eating disorders are often accompanied by the following disorders EXCEPT ______.

A) schizophrenia
B) depression
C) anxiety disorders
D) substance abuse disorders

Question 8

There are ______ major types of eating disorders.

A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight

Question 9

In the case of anorexia nervosa in the text, Karen spent hours a day ______.

A) speaking on the cell phone to her therapist in another city
B) preparing gourmet meals for her family
C) thinking about cutting her arm
D) trying to figure out ways to attract a certain guy

Question 10

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa usually begin in ______.

A) childhood
B) adolescence
C) young adulthood
D) middle adulthood

Question 11

Anorexia nervosa develops most commonly between the ages of ______.

A) 6 and 12
B) 12 and 18
C) 18 and 24
D) 24 and 30

Question 12

An eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by self-induced purging is ______.

A) binge-eating disorder
B) identity disorder
C) anorexia nervosa
D) bulimia nervosa

Question 13

Fear of gaining weight and a distorted self-image are characteristic of ______.

A) anorexia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa
C) binge-eating disorder
D) binge-purge disorder

Question 14

Which of the following people is most likely to develop bulimia nervosa?

A) an adolescent male
B) an adolescent female
C) an adult male
D) an adult female

Question 15

In the case of anorexia nervosa in the text, Karen wore ______.

A) gaudy earrings and hats to distract people from looking at her figure
B) skimpy outfits to show off her slimness
C) padded bras to compensate for her small breasts
D) baggy clothes to hide her body

Question 16

The decreased food consumption noted with anorexia can lead to_________.

A) overproductive oil glands and acne
B) increased thirst
C) obstruction or paralysis of the bowels or intestines
D) testosterone increases in females resulting in facial hair growth.

Question 17

Anorexia nervosa is ______ common among men than women. Bulimia nervosa is ______ common among men than women.

A) less, less
B) less, more
C) more, less
D) more, more

Question 18

A(n) ______ is a psychological disorder characterized by disturbed patterns of eating and maladaptive ways of controlling weight.

A) addiction
B) eating disorder
C) amenorrhea
D) hypermenorrhea

Question 19

About ______ percent of females in the United States develop anorexia nervosa.

A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20

Question 20

Which activity has been associated with higher rates of anorexia among its participants for developing anorexia nervosa?

A) attending college
B) modeling
C) instrumental music
D) singing

Question 21

Amenorrhea refers to the ______, which is a symptom of anorexia.

A) absence or suppression of menstruation
B) yellow coloring
C) fine, downy hair
D) brittle bones

Question 22

The average age of onset for bulimia nervosa is the ______.

A) childhood to preteens
B) early to mid-teens
C) late adolescence to early adulthood
D) early adulthood to mid-adulthood.

Question 23

Binge-eating/purging type and restrictive type are two classifications of ______.

A) bulimia nervosa
B) anorexia nervosa
C) binge-eating disorder
D) binge-purge disorder

Question 24

The rate of suicide attempts in young women with anorexia nervosa is _____that of young women in the general population.

A) about the same as
B) much lower than
C) much higher than
D) difficult to determine when compared to

Question 25

Bous, the Greek word which is the root for bulimia, means ______.

A) hunger
B) ox
C) gigantic
D) nerves

Question 26

There are ______ general subtypes of anorexia nervosa.

A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight

Question 27

The available evidence shows ______.

A) poor women are most likely to develop eating disorders
B) middle-class women are most likely to develop eating disorders
C) upper-class women are most likely to develop eating disorders
D) no strong linkage between socioeconomic status and eating disorders

Question 28

The absence or suppression of menstruation is called ______.

A) dysmenorrhea
B) hypomenorrhea
C) hypermenorrhea
D) amenorrhea

Question 29

Which of the following is a medical complication related to bulimia nervosa?

A) diabetes
B) disturbed menstrual function
C) damage to vision
D) increased sensitivity to vomit

Question 30

The available evidence shows ______between socioeconomic status and eating disorders.

A) a strong relationship
B) no strong linkage
C) inconclusive evidence
D) that when ethnicity is also considered, there is a strong relationship

Question 31

Hayley suffers from recurrent episodes of gorging on large quantities of food followed by purging through self-induced vomiting in order to prevent gaining weight. Although her
Weight is normal, and her ideal weight is relatively normal, she worries excessively about
Looking or becoming fat. She is suffering from ______.

A) binge-eating/purging anorexia
B) restrictive anorexia
C) bulimia nervosa
D) binge-eating disorder

Question 32

You meet a slender girl with a yellow hue to her rather dry, cracking skin; she has fine, downy hair. With this appearance, you suspect that she may have ______.

A) anorexia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa
C) binge eating disorder
D) ulcers

Question 33

Diane suffers from recurrent episodes of gorging on large quantities of food followed by purging through self-induced vomiting in order to prevent gaining weight. Although her
Weight is normal, and her ideal weight is relatively normal, she worries excessively about
Looking or becoming fat. She is suffering from ______.

A) amenorrhea
B) anorexia nervosa
C) bulimia nervosa
D) cytomegalovirus

Question 34

Which of the following is true regarding anorexia nervosa?

A) Young girls with anorexia nervosa starve themselves in an attempt to look more masculine.
B) Women with anorexia nervosa have little difficulty adjusting to college life and living independently.
C) People with anorexia nervosa see themselves as "too fat" despite having dangerously low body weight.
D) People with anorexia nervosa eat very little because they have lost their appetite for food.

Question 35

Which of the following is one of the DSM diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa?

A) Emphasis on a healthy appearing body.
B) Regular purging by means of laxatives, fasting, self-induced vomiting, or strenuous exercise.
C) In females, the absence of three or more consecutive menstrual periods.
D) Nonchalance about weight and body appearance.

Question 36

People with anorexia nervosa may lose as much as ______ percent of their original weight.

A) 25
B) 35
C) 45
D) 55

Question 37

Annette suffers from recurrent episodes of gorging on large quantities of food followed by purging through self-induced vomiting in order to prevent gaining weight. Although her
Weight is well below normal to the point that others see her as "skin and bones," she worries
Excessively about being fat. She also has impulse control problems in other areas of her life.
She is suffering from ______.

A) binge-eating/purging anorexia
B) restrictive anorexia
C) bulimia nervosa
D) binge-eating disorder

Question 38

Lois has an intense fear of being overweight. Although she talks a lot about food, she hardly eats at all. She also has a distorted body image in which she sees herself as "fat" despite the
Fact that her physician says she is 20% underweight for her height, age, and bone structure.
She exercises excessively and still rigidly and obsessively diets despite being 15 pounds
Lighter than her original dieting goal. She is suffering from ______.

A) binge-eating/purging anorexia nervosa
B) restrictive anorexia nervosa
C) bulimia nervosa
D) binge-eating disorder

Question 39

All of the following are medical complications that can result from anorexia nervosa EXCEPT ______.

A) osteoporosis
B) high blood pressure
C) amenorrhea
D) heart irregularities

Question 40

Which of the following characteristics are noted in people with the eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa?

A) a consistently cautious, conservative lifestyle
B) careful control of eating
C) obsessively controlled appearance
D) substance abuse and/or stealing

Question 41

Repeated vomiting or abuse of laxatives can lead to____________.

A) excessive iron in the blood
B) a potassium deficiency
C) acne
D) vitamin B deficiency

Question 42

The text refers to an article, "______ and Fat as a Feminist Issue," in discussing a controversy about societal causes of eating disorders.

A) Princess Diana
B) Mary Kate Olson
C) Barbie
D) Britney Spears

Question 43

Probably the most important factors in the development of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are ______.

A) genetic factors that predispose many women to these disorders
B) social pressures and expectancies placed on young women to base their self-worth on their appearance
C) personal efforts to overcome real problems with eating too much and getting fat
D) improperly learned eating behaviors during infancy and early childhood

Question 44

Women with bulimia tend to be ______.

A) shy and have few close friends
B) shy but have several close friends
C) outgoing, but have few close friends
D) outgoing and have many close friends

Question 45

Psychodynamic theorists view anorexia nervosa as ______.

A) a type of weight phobia
B) the result of the daughter's faulty identification with her mother
C) an unconscious effort to remain a prepubescent child
D) a method of punishing overprotective, smothering parents

Question 46

Interest in the biological underpinnings of eating disorders, especially bulimia nervosa, has largely focused on the role of the neurotransmitter ______.

A) serotonin
B) dopamine
C) epinephrine
D) acetylcholine

Question 47

Systems theorists view anorexia nervosa as ______.

A) a type of weight phobia
B) an effort to remain a prepubescent child
C) a method used by the anorexic for diverting family attention away from marital tensions and family conflict onto themselves
D) a method for punishing overdemanding, manipulative parents

Question 48

A study of the mass body index of ______ between 1920 and 1990 shows a clear trend towards the idealization of thinness in women.

A) winners of the Oscar for best actress
B) winners of the Olympic gold medal in diving
C) first ladies of the United States
D) Miss America pageant winners

Question 49

Girls as young as ______ express more dissatisfaction with their bodies than do boys.

A) 8
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12

Question 50

Women with bulimia nervosa tend to be both perfectionistic and ______ in their thinking patterns.

A) moderate
B) dichotomous
C) conservative
D) liberal

Question 51

The BMI takes ______ into account.

A) only weight
B) only weight and age
C) weight and height
D) weight and lifestyle

Question 52

______ out of five young women in the United States have gone on a diet by the time they reach their 18ᵗʰ birthdays.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

Question 53

A person with bulimia nervosa who repeatedly vomits or abuses laxatives and diuretics puts themselves at risk for ______.

A) diabetes
B) sudden death
C) cancer
D) ulcers

Question 54

A standard measure of overweight and obesity that takes both body weight and height into account is the _____.

A) WAIS
B) BMI
C) WISC
D) BMW

Question 55

Purging is ______ because it produces relief from anxiety over gaining weight.

A) classically conditioned
B) positively reinforced
C) modeled
D) negatively reinforced

Question 56

Among college women, 1 in ______ were found to feel embarrassed when buying a single chocolate bar.

A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9

Question 57

Women with bulimia nervosa are more likely than other women to have experienced ______.

A) date or acquaintance rape
B) sexual harassment
C) abrupt weaning from the breast or bottle
D) childhood sexual or physical abuse

Question 58

The Barbie doll was designed to fit an idealized ______ fantasy of the female form.

A) childhood
B) feminine
C) 16ᵗʰ century
D) male

Question 59

Families of young women with eating disorders tend to be ______ supportive and nurturing and _______ overprotective than those of young women without eating disorders.

A) less, less
B) less, more
C) more, less
D) more, more

Question 60

Which of the following statements is true regarding women with bulimia nervosa?

A) They have flexible attitudes.
B) They never dieted prior to the onset of bulimia.
C) They have "black and white" thinking.
D) They were of normal weight prior to developing bulimia.

Question 61

Emily is a college freshmen with anorexia nervosa whose weight has been dropping to dangerous, even life-threatening levels. The treatment that Emily needs is ______.

A) cognitive behavioral
B) behavioral
C) interpersonal therapy
D) hospitalization

Question 62

When you lose weight beyond a genetically determined set point, your body responds by ______.

A) slowing down your metabolism
B) stabilizing your metabolism
C) increasing your metabolism
D) causing your metabolism to fluctuate

Question 63

According to the text, the key to preventing obesity is ______.

A) avoiding carbohydrates
B) matching energy expenditure with caloric intake
C) keeping a daily weight chart
D) avoiding fast food restaurants

Question 64

Obesity is classified as a ______.

A) medical condition
B) psychological disorder
C) sociocultural disorder
D) developmental disorder

Question 65

As dieters lose large amounts of weight and attempt to keep it off, their bodies ______.

A) stop burning calories
B) burn fewer calories than their pre-diet rate
C) continue to burn calories at their pre-diet rate
D) burn more calories than their pre-diet rate

Question 66

______ therapy is an alternative for treating bulimia when cognitive-behavioral treatment fails.

A) Psychoanalytic
B) Interpersonal
C) Behavioral
D) Person-centered

Question 67

Americans today average ______ more calories per day than 30 years ago.

A) 175
B) 350
C) 530
D) 680

Question 68

Fat cells are ______.

A) corpulent cells
B) excess epidermal cells
C) adipose tissue
D) striated tissue

Question 69

About ______ of Americans are overweight.

A) one-third
B) one-half
C) two-thirds
D) three-fourths

Question 70

Experts estimate that obesity decreases a person life span by ______ years.

A) 2-3
B) 6-7
C) 10-12
D) 16-18

Question 71

Studies of twins have found ______ for a genetic component to anorexia nervosa and ______ for a genetic component to bulimia nervosa.

A) no evidence, no evidence
B) support, no evidence
C) evidence, no support
D) evidence, evidence

Question 72

One in ______ American children and teens are either overweight or obese.

A) two
B) three
C) five
D) seven

Question 73

The specific behavioral techniques widely used for successfully reducing episodes of self-induced vomiting in cases of bulimia nervosa are ______.

A) exposure with response prevention
B) chain-breaking and response cost
C) negative reinforcement and cue-controlled relaxation
D) systematic desensitization and response cost

Question 74

The slowing of metabolism associated with dieting could be offset by ________.

A) using diet pills as a supplement
B) periodic indulgences of desserts
C) a vigorous exercise program
D) multivitamins

Question 75

Antidepressant drugs such as Prozac have shown _______ results in treating bulimia nervosa and _______ results in treating anorexia nervosa

A) effective; effective
B) effective; mixed
C) mixed; effective
D) mixed; mixed

Question 76

Obesity accounts for an estimated ______ excess deaths in the United States each year.

A) 160,000
B) 260,000
C) 360,000
D) 560,000

Question 77

The diathesis stress model views eating disorders as primarily ______.

A) a type of weight phobia
B) an effort to remain a prepubescent child
C) genetically inherited tendencies that interact with family and social pressures
D) a method of punishing parents for feelings of loneliness and alienation they experience in the home

Question 78

Prozac and Zoloft appear to ______ episodes in patients with bulimia nervosa.

A) decrease binge-eating
B) increase binge-eating
C) decrease purging
D) increase purging

Question 79

About ______ percent of American adults are clinically obese.

A) 10
B) 13
C) 23
D) 33

Question 80

Obesity puts individuals at risk for which of the following?

A) some forms of cancer
B) Alzheimer's Disease
C) liver disease
D) Grave's Disease