Eating Disorders

Question 1

Eating a large amount of food than most people would eat under similar circumstances, binge eating and attempts to compensate for being eating and potential weight gain.

Answer 1

Bulimia Nervosa

Question 2

What are the techniques used by people with bulimia nervosa to compensate for binge eating and potential weight gain?

Answer 2

Self induced vomiting immediately after eating
Use of laxatives
Use of diuretics
Exercising excessively
Fast for long periods between binges

Question 3

Drugs that relieve constipation, used by individuals with bulimia nervosa.

Answer 3

Laxatives

Question 4

Drugs that result in loss of fluids through greatly increased frequency of urination, used by individuals with bulimia nervosa.

Answer 4

Diuretics

Question 5

What are the 2 subtypes of bulimia Nervosa in DSM IV-TR?

Answer 5

Purging Type
Non purging Type

Question 6

Binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors for bulimia nervosa, both occur on average atleast _ for _.

Answer 6

Once a week for 3 months.

Question 7

It’s a medical consequence of bulimia nervosa, caused by repeated vomiting which gives the face a chubby appearance.

Answer 7

Salivary gland enlargement

Question 8

Continued vomiting can upset the chemical balance of bodily fluids including sodium and potassium levels. What is this medical consequence of bulimia nervosa?

Answer 8

Electrolyte imbalance

Question 9

Electrolyte imbalance if unattended can lead to serious medical complications, which are?

Answer 9

Cardia arrhythmia (disrupted heartbeat)
Seizures
Renal (kidney) failure

Question 10

Young women with bulimia also develop more _ than age and weight matched controls.

Answer 10

Body fat

Question 11

It is a medical consequence of bulimia nervosa, resulting from laxative use. It can include several constipation or permanent colon damage.

Answer 11

Intestinal problems

Question 12

A medical consequence of bulimia nervosa, caused by the friction of contact with the teeth and throat when repeatedly sticking the fingers down their throat to stimulate the gag reflex.

Answer 12

Calluses on fingers/back of their hands

Question 13

What are some medical consequences of bulimia nervosa that are caused by repeated vomiting?

Answer 13

Salivary gland enlargement
Erode the dental enamel on the inner surface of the front teeth
Tear the esophagus
Electrolyte imbalance

Question 14

What are the associated psychological disorders in bulimia nervosa?

Answer 14

Anxiety disorders
Mood disorder, particularly depression
Substance use

Question 15

What does Anorexia Nervosa literally mean?

Answer 15

Nervous loss of appetite

Question 16

People with this disorder are so successful at losing weight that they put their lives in considerable danger, have a morbid fear of gaining weight and losing control over eating and are proud of both their diets and their extraordinary control.

Answer 16

Anorexia Nervosa

Question 17

Anorexia Nervosa most commonly begins in an _ who is overweight or perceives herself to be, escalate into an obsessive preoccupation with being thin.

Answer 17

Adolescent

Question 18

What are the ways of people with anorexia nervosa to achieve dramatic weight loss?

Answer 18

Severe caloric restriction
Combining caloric restriction and purging
Severe exercise

Question 19

2 Subtypes of anorexia Nervosa

Answer 19

Restricting type
Binge-eating -purging type

Question 20

Subtyping of anorexia nervosa refers only to the last _.

Answer 20

3 months

Question 21

Staying the same weight from one day to the next or gaining any weight is likely to cause a person with anorexia nervosa _, _, _.

Answer 21

Intense panic, anxiety, depression

Question 22

Significantly low body weight is _ below that expected, average is _ to _ below normal for anorexic people by the time treatment is sought.

Answer 22

15%
25-30 %

Question 23

A medical consequence of anorexia nervosa. Cessation of menstruation, occurs relatively often in bulimia as well.

Answer 23

Amenorrhea

Question 24

A medical consequence of anorexia nervosa. Downy hair on the limbs and cheeks.

Answer 24

Lanugo

Question 25

What are the cardiovascular problems that anorexic people may have?

Answer 25

Chronically low blood pressure and heart rate

Question 26

What could be the medical consequence if vomiting is part of anorexia?

Answer 26

Electrolyte imbalance
Cardiac and kidney problems

Question 27

What are the medical consequences of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 27

Amenorrhea
Dry skin, brittle hair or nails
Sensitivity to intolerance of cold temperature
Lanugo
Cardiovascular problems
Electrolyte imbalance

Question 28

What are the associated psychological disorders to anorexia nervosa?

Answer 28

Mood disorder
Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Substance use

Question 29

Individuals who experience marked distress because of binge eating but do not engage in extreme compensatory behaviors.

Answer 29

Binge-eating Disorder

Question 30

There is a greater likelihood of binge eating occurring in _, and a _ age of onset.

Answer 30

Males
Later age

Question 31

A greater likelihood of remission and a better response to treatment compared with other eating disorders.

Answer 31

Binge eating disorder

Question 32

Why do individuals with binge eating disorder binge?

Answer 32

To alleviate bad moods or negative affect.

Question 33

Rates of anxiety and mood disorders are only somewhat elevated over the normal population among these people and rates of substance abuse are actually somewhat lower.

Answer 33

Obese

Question 34

What are the 2 forms of maladaptive eating patterns in people who are obese?

Answer 34

Binge eating
Night eating syndrome