Chapter 15 - Eating Disorders

Question 1

For 3 weeks leading up to her friend’s wedding, Teresa skipped meals and restricted her food intake to 800 kcal per day so that she could fit into her bridesmaid dress. Ager the wedding, she resumed eating 2200 kcal per day. This is an example of

(a) disordered eating.
(b) an eating disorder.
(c) size acceptance.
(d) muscle dysmorphia.

Answer 1

(a) disordered eating.

Question 2

Factors that contribute to development of eating disorders include

(a) genetics.
(b) social pressures to be thin.
(c) sexual abuse.
(d) All of the above.

Answer 2

(d) All of the above.

Question 3

Anorexia nervosa can be defined as

(a) compulsive eating.
(b) hyperactivity.
(c) denial of appetite.
(d) purging.

Answer 3

(c) denial of appetite.

Question 4

The most likely long-term health consequence of anorexia nervosa could be

(a) fractures resulting from bone loss.
(b) atherosclerotic heart disease.
(c) esophogeal ulcers.
(d) cancer.

Answer 4

(a) fractures resulting from bone loss.

Question 5

Bulimia is most frequently first recognized by a

(a) dietitian.
(b) physician.
(c) dentist.
(d) physical therapist.

Answer 5

(c) dentist.

Question 6

The most life-threatening health risk from frequent vomiting due to bulimia nervosa is

(a) a drop in blood potassium.
(b) constipation.
(c) weight gain.
(d) swollen salivary glands.

Answer 6

(a) a drop in blood potassium.

Question 7

Binge-eating disorder can be characterized as

(a) bingeing accompanied by purging.
(b) secretive eating.
(c) eating to avoid feeling and dealing with emotional pain.
(d) the early phase of bulimia nervosa.

Answer 7

(c) eating to avoid feeling and dealing with emotional pain.

Question 8

Night eating syndrome is characterized by

(a) eating dinner but no breakfast or lunch.
(b) the need to eat to fall asleep.
(c) waking at night to purge by vomiting.
(d) consuming all of the daily calories at night.

Answer 8

(b) the need to eat to fall asleep.

Question 9

Female athlete triad consists of

(a) anorexia nervosa, lack of family support, and overtraining.
(b) disordered eating, overtraining, and lack of menstrual periods.
(c) osteoporosis, lack of menstrual periods, and disordered eating.
(d) osteoporosis, lack of sleep, and disordered eating.

Answer 9

(c) osteoporosis, lack of menstrual periods, and disordered eating.

Question 10

If you were assigned to speak to a group of middle school 4-H students about healthy eating, which message would be best?

(a) Ask children to sort various snack ideas into “good” or “bad” groups.
(b) Illustrate how many minutes of exercise are needed to burn the calories in various snacks.
(c) Advise kids to restrict favorite treats (ex. ice cream), except as a reward for reaching a goal, such as getting a good grade on a test.
(d) Emphasize that children should eat when they are hungry and stop eating when they are full.

Answer 10

(d) Emphasize that children should eat when they are hungry and stop eating when they are full.