Question 1

One 22-year longitudinal study found that

Accepted Answer

The study found that two-thirds (2 in 3) of women with anorexia or bulimia had recovered over the 22-year period.

Question 2

Researchers have compared the genomes of almost 3500 anorexia patients with 11,000 others and have identified

Accepted Answer

The researchers identified a gene difference on chromosome 12 that appeared to increase the risk of anorexia.

Question 3

Mark tends to overeat high calorie foods but feels guilty afterward.Even so,it is almost as if he cannot help himself.Which eating disorder is he likely to be diagnosed with?

Accepted Answer

Mark's symptoms indicate binge-eating disorder, which is characterized by frequent episodes of overeating accompanied by a sense of loss of control and feelings of guilt, shame, or disgust. Unlike bulimia nervosa, binge-eating episodes are not followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging or excessive exercise. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by restrictive eating and intense fear of gaining weight, while purging disorder involves recurrent purging behaviors without binge eating.

Question 4

Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize

Accepted Answer

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, even when underweight, and a distorted body image. Individuals who live in cultures that idealize thin bodies may be more vulnerable to developing anorexia nervosa as they may feel pressure to conform to this standard of beauty.

Question 5

Those who engage in spurts of excessive overeating,followed by remorse-but do not binge,purge,or fast-are said to have

Accepted Answer

This type of behavior is characteristic of binge-eating disorder, which involves recurrent episodes of excessive overeating without compensatory behaviors like purging or fasting. However, those with binge-eating disorder may still experience feelings of guilt, shame, and remorse after these episodes. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa both involve distinct patterns of restrictive eating and compensatory behaviors (such as purging or fasting in bulimia), while personality disorders do not necessarily involve disordered eating behaviors.

Question 6

Individuals with eating disorders tend to have

Accepted Answer

Individuals with eating disorders tend to have low self-evaluations and high perfectionist standards. They often base their self-worth on their ability to control their food intake and weight, and feel a sense of failure or inadequacy when they are unable to meet their own impossible standards.

Question 7

People living in cultures that idealize plump bodies are LESS likely to experience

Accepted Answer

The answer of People living in cultures that idealize plump...

Quiz 14: Psychological Disorders