Question 1

Regarding eating disorders:&#10;A) The majority of individuals with an eating disorder receive treatment.&#10;B) Bulimia nervosa has the highest death rate of all the mental health disorders.&#10;C) Family, peer, and cultural influences all play a part in the development of these disorders.&#10;D) The &#34;feeding disorders&#34; of infancy/childhood and the &#34;eating disorders&#34; of adolescents/adults are separated into different sections of DSM-5.

Accepted Answer

Family, peer, and cultural influences are significant factors in the development of eating disorders.

Question 2

The diagnosis of pica:&#10;A) Involves the consumption of nonnutritive, nonfood substances.&#10;B) Is actually quite common.&#10;C) Involves repeated regurgitation and remastication of food.&#10;D) Is given when individuals' unusual eating habits are consistent with those of their family or culture.

Accepted Answer

Pica is characterized by the persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances over a period of at least one month, which is inappropriate to the developmental level of the individual and not part of a culturally supported or socially normative practice.

Question 3

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder involves:&#10;A) A reduction in eating to maintain a low body weight.&#10;B) The religious practice of fasting.&#10;C) Elderly adults who have reduced their intake of food due to a reduced appetite.&#10;D) None of the above.

Accepted Answer

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is characterized by an eating or feeding disturbance that leads to a failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs, but it is not related to maintaining low body weight, religious fasting, or reduced appetite in elderly adults.

Question 4

The primary treatment for children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is _____.&#10;A) Medication.&#10;B) Family therapy.&#10;C) Paradoxical intention therapy.&#10;D) Group therapy.

Accepted Answer

Family therapy is often used to address the dynamics and behaviors within the family that may contribute to or maintain the disorder, and to support the child in developing healthier eating patterns.

Question 5

Regarding the DSM-5 diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, _____.&#10;A) Body weight must be 85% or less of what is expected for the person's age and height.&#10;B) Amenorrhea (absence of menstrual period) must have occurred for the past 3 months.&#10;C) Severity ratings are given according to a person's body mass index (BMI) value.&#10;D) It is not possible for a person to binge or purge and qualify for this diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

The DSM-5 includes severity ratings for anorexia nervosa based on BMI values, whereas the criteria of 85% body weight and amenorrhea were part of the DSM-IV and are no longer required in DSM-5. Additionally, individuals can binge or purge and still be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa under the binge-eating/purging type.

Question 6

Anorexia nervosa is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:&#10;A) A family history of eating disorders.&#10;B) A genetic predisposition.&#10;C) Developing countries with lower socio-economic status (SES), more so than higher SES countries.&#10;D) Females, more so than males.

Accepted Answer

Anorexia nervosa is more commonly associated with higher socio-economic status and is more prevalent in developed countries, not developing countries with lower socio-economic status.

Question 7

A growing body of literature indicates that _________ may be the best approach for treating anorexia nervosa, especially for adolescents.&#10;A) Family therapy.&#10;B) An FDA-approved medication for anorexia.&#10;C) An exercise program.&#10;D) Exposure and response prevention.

Accepted Answer

Family therapy, particularly the Maudsley approach, has been shown to be effective in treating adolescents with anorexia nervosa by involving the family in the recovery process.

Question 8

Utilizing a treatment team consisting of a physician, nutritionist, and mental health professional in the treatment of anorexia nervosa is called _______.&#10;A) A transdiagnostic approach.&#10;B) A multidisciplinary approach.&#10;C) Motivational enhancement.&#10;D) Enriched CBT.

Accepted Answer

A multidisciplinary approach involves the collaboration of professionals from different disciplines, such as a physician, nutritionist, and mental health professional, to provide comprehensive treatment for anorexia nervosa.

Question 9

A relatively new approach to treating anorexia that involves 1) reducing participation in life-threating behaviors, 2) reducing over-control behaviors on the part of the client that lead to rumination and impaired relationships, and 3) repairing ruptures in the therapeutic alliance is called ____.

A) Combination treatment.
B) Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), specifically radically open DBT.
C) CBT-E.
D) Motivational interviewing.

Accepted Answer

Radically open DBT is a form of dialectical behavior therapy that focuses on reducing over-control behaviors and repairing therapeutic alliances, which aligns with the described approach to treating anorexia.

Question 10

Regarding bulimia nervosa:&#10;A) It often evolves into anorexia nervosa later on in over 50% of the cases.&#10;B) The incidence has been decreasing over the past 20 years.&#10;C) The binges are usually preceded by a sense of euphoria.&#10;D) The diagnosis requires one episode of binge eating per week along with recurrent compensatory behaviors for three months.

Accepted Answer

The diagnosis of bulimia nervosa requires recurrent episodes of binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors occurring on average at least once a week for three months.

Question 11

Regarding the treatment of bulimia nervosa:&#10;A) The need for medical intervention or hospitalization is significantly greater for bulimia than for anorexia.&#10;B) CBT has well-established efficacy for treating bulimia nervosa.&#10;C) At this point, medication is not a part of recommended treatment plan.&#10;D) The prognosis for treatment is not as favorable as the prognosis for treating anorexia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Regarding the treatment of bulimia nervosa:&#10;A) The...

Question 12

Binge eating disorder:&#10;A) Involves a sense of loss of control when eating.&#10;B) Is less treatable than anorexia or bulimia.&#10;C) Is the least frequent eating disorder.&#10;D) Includes severity ratings in the DSM-5 based on a person's BMI scores.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Binge eating disorder:&#10;A) Involves a sense of...

Deck 11: Feeding and Eating Disorders