Chapter 12

Question 1

What is amenorrhea?

Answer 1

cessation of the menses

Question 2

What is anorexia nervosa?

Answer 2

eating disorder in which people fail to
maintain body weights that are normal for their age and
height and have fears of becoming fat, distorted body
images, and amenorrhea

Question 3

What is restricting type of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 3

type of anorexia
nervosa in which weight gain is prevented by refusal
to eat

Question 4

What is the binge/purge type of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 4

type of anorexia
nervosa in which periodic bingeing or purging
behaviors occur along with behaviors that meet the
criteria for anorexia nervosa

Question 5

What is other specified feeding or eating disorder?

Answer 5

presentations of
an eating disorder that cause clinically significant
distress or impairment but do not meet the full
diagnostic criteria for any of the eating disorders
otherwise identified

Question 6

What is atypical anorexia nervosa?

Answer 6

disorder characterized by all the
criteria for anorexia nervosa except that despite
significant weight loss, the weight of the affected
individual remains within or above the normal range