Chapter 9: Eating Disorders

Question 1

amenorrhea

Answer 1

the absence of a menstrual cycle

Question 2

anorexia nervosa

Answer 2

a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss

Question 3

binge

Answer 3

an episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food

Question 4

binge-eating disorder

Answer 4

a disorder marked by frequent binges without extreme compensatory acts

Question 5

Body Project

Answer 5

program developed by psychologists Eric Stice and Carolyn Black Becker that offers a total of four weekly group sessions for high school and college-age women. In these sessions, group members are guided through a range of intense verbal, written, role-playing, and behavioral exercises that critique Western society’s ultra-thin ideal. The participants also engage in body acceptance exercises, eating-related activities that run counter to the ultra-thin ideal, motivation enhancement techniques, skill-building training, and social support exercises.

Question 6

brain circuits

Answer 6

a network of particular brain structures that work together, triggering each other into action to produce a distinct kind of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional reaction

Question 7

bulimia nervosa

Answer 7

a disorder marked by frequent eating binges followed by forced vomiting or other extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight; also known as binge-purge syndrome.

Question 8

compensatory behavior

Answer 8

behaviors that make up for overeating such as forcing themselves to vomit; misusing laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or exercising excessively

Question 9

effective parents

Answer 9

parents accurately attend to their children’s biological and emotional needs, giving them food when they are crying from hunger and comfort when they are crying out of fear

Question 10

enmeshed family pattern

Answer 10

family system in which members are over-involved with each other’s affairs and overly concerned
about each other’s welfare

Question 11

food insecurity

Answer 11

limited, uncertain, or unreliable availability of needed food due to limited financial means

Question 12

glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)

Answer 12

natural appetite-suppressing brain chemical

Question 13

hypothalamus

Answer 13

A brain structure that helps regulate various bodily functions, including eating and hunger

Question 14

lateral hypothalamus (LH)

Answer 14

a brain region that produces hunger when activated

Question 15

motivational interviewing

Answer 15

a treatment that uses empathy and inquiring review to help motivate clients to recognize they have a serious psychological problem and commit to making constructive choices and behavior changes

Question 16

multidimensional risk perspective

Answer 16

a theory that identifies several kinds of risk factors that are thought to combine to help cause a disorder; the more factors present, the greater the risk of developing the disorder

Question 17

muscle dysmorphia

Answer 17

disorder in which men who are actually quite muscular perceive themselves as scrawny and small and so continue to strive for a “perfect” body through excessive weight lifting, abuse of steroids, or other excessive measures

Question 18

muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors

Answer 18

dysfunctional pattern of eating in which men who consider themselves too thin eat excessively in order to gain weight and “bulk up”

Question 19

nutritional rehabilitation

Answer 19

an initial phase of treatment in a number of cases of anorexia nervosa that includes supportive nursing care, day-to-day increased caloric intake, nutrition counseling, support, and, in some programs, motivational interviewing.

Question 20

prevention

Answer 20

interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop

Question 21

restricting-type anorexia nervosa

Answer 21

a type of anorexia nervosa in which people reduce their weight by severely restricting their food intake

Question 22

ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

Answer 22

a brain region that depresses hunger when activated

Question 23

weight set point

Answer 23

the weight level that a person is predisposed to maintain, controlled in part by the hypothalamus

Question 24

the absence of a menstrual cycle

Answer 24

amenorrhea

Question 25

a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss

Answer 25

anorexia nervosa

Question 26

an episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food

Answer 26

binge

Question 27

a disorder marked by frequent binges without extreme compensatory acts

Answer 27

binge-eating disorder

Question 28

program developed by psychologists Eric Stice and Carolyn Black Becker that offers a total of four weekly group sessions for high school and college-age women. In these sessions, group members are guided through a range of intense verbal, written, role-playing, and behavioral exercises that critique Western society’s ultra-thin ideal. The participants also engage in body acceptance exercises, eating-related activities that run counter to the ultra-thin ideal, motivation enhancement techniques, skill-building training, and social support exercises.

Answer 28

Body Project

Question 29

a network of particular brain structures that work together, triggering each other into action to produce a distinct kind of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional reaction

Answer 29

brain circuits

Question 30

a disorder marked by frequent eating binges followed by forced vomiting or other extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight; also known as binge-purge syndrome.

Answer 30

bulimia nervosa

Question 31

behaviors that make up for overeating such as forcing themselves to vomit; misusing laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or exercising excessively

Answer 31

compensatory behavior

Question 32

parents accurately attend to their children’s biological and emotional needs, giving them food when they are crying from hunger and comfort when they are crying out of fear

Answer 32

effective parents

Question 33

family system in which members are over-involved with each other’s affairs and overly concerned
about each other’s welfare

Answer 33

enmeshed family pattern

Question 34

limited, uncertain, or unreliable availability of needed food due to limited financial means

Answer 34

food insecurity

Question 35

natural appetite-suppressing brain chemical

Answer 35

glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)

Question 36

A brain structure that helps regulate various bodily functions, including eating and hunger

Answer 36

hypothalamus

Question 37

a brain region that produces hunger when activated

Answer 37

lateral hypothalamus (LH)

Question 38

a treatment that uses empathy and inquiring review to help motivate clients to recognize they have a serious psychological problem and commit to making constructive choices and behavior changes

Answer 38

motivational interviewing

Question 39

a theory that identifies several kinds of risk factors that are thought to combine to help cause a disorder; the more factors present, the greater the risk of developing the disorder

Answer 39

multidimensional risk perspective

Question 40

disorder in which men who are actually quite muscular perceive themselves as scrawny and small and so continue to strive for a “perfect” body through excessive weight lifting, abuse of steroids, or
other excessive measures

Answer 40

muscle dysmorphia

Question 41

dysfunctional pattern of eating in which men who consider themselves too thin eat excessively in
order to gain weight and “bulk up”

Answer 41

muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors

Question 42

an initial phase of treatment in a number of cases of anorexia nervosa that includes supportive nursing care, day-to-day increased caloric intake, nutrition counseling, support, and, in some programs, motivational interviewing.

Answer 42

nutritional rehabilitation

Question 43

interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop

Answer 43

prevention

Question 44

a type of anorexia nervosa in which people reduce their weight by severely restricting their food intake

Answer 44

restricting-type anorexia nervosa

Question 45

a brain region that depresses hunger when activated

Answer 45

ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

Question 46

the weight level that a person is predisposed to maintain, controlled in part by the hypothalamus

Answer 46

weight set point