Eating Disorder

Question 1

What are the main eating disorders?

Answer 1

Binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa

Question 2

Characteristics of binge-eating disorder

Answer 2

Recurrent episodes of binge eating, without purging or fasting

Question 3

Characteristics of anorexia nervosa

Answer 3

Refusal to maintain a minimal body weight, fear of gaining weight and distorted body image

Question 4

Characteristics of bulimia nervosa

Answer 4

Fear of gaining weight and distorted body image. Periods of binge-eating followed by periods of fasting or purging.

Question 5

Order of eating disorders in terms of prevalence

Answer 5

1. BED 2. Others 3. Bulimia 4. Anorexia

Question 6

Most usual age of onset for eating disorders

Answer 6

16-20

Question 7

Subtypes of anorexia nervosa

Answer 7

Restricted type and binge-eating/purging type

Question 8

Comorbidity of anorexia nervosa

Answer 8

Major depression, OCD, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 9

Physiological effects of anorexia nervosa

Answer 9

Tiredness, dry skin, kidney and gastrointestinal problems, development of lanugo, absence of menstrual cycle, hypothermia, low blood pressure, low heart rate, cardiac arrhythmia

Question 10

Psychological and dispositional risk factors of eating disorders

Answer 10

Perfectionism, shyness, neuroticism, low self-esteem, high introspective awareness, negative or depressant affect, dependence, non-assertiveness

Question 11

Common features of eating disorders according to Fairburn’s transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral model

Answer 11

Low self-esteem, perfectionism, mood intolerance, self-worth is defined by control overeating, weight and shape, dysfunctional sense of self evaluation, leads to dietary restraint

Question 12

Treatments for eating disorders

Answer 12

Pharmacological therapy, family therapy, CBT

Question 13

Limitations of eating disorder treatments

Answer 13

Disorder is denied, severe clients require medical treatment prior to psychological treatment, comorbidity

Question 14

Role of media influence, body dissatisfaction and dieting in the etiology of eating disorders

Answer 14

Increases of eating disorder are associated with changes in media representations of the ideal female body shape, women adopt body shape goals that aren’t achievable in most of the cases, body shape dissatisfaction is associated to watching TV shows that present ideal female body shapes, low-cal food trends, value judgement of obesity versus thinness