Eating Disorders

Question 1

Disorder characterized by eating a larger amount of food—typically, more junk food than fruits and vegetables—than most people would eat under similar circumstances, followed by attempts to
compensate for the binge eating and potential weight gain, almost always by purging techniques

Answer 1

Bulimia Nervosa

Question 2

Compensatory behaviors in Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 2

Self-induced vomiting
Misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications
Fasting
Excessive exercise

Question 3

Most common inappropriate compensatory behavior in Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 3

Self-induced vomiting

Question 4

Disorder characterized by restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health.

Answer 4

Anorexia Nervosa

Question 5

2 subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 5

Restricting type
Binge-eating/purging type

Question 6

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Subtype describes presentations in which weight loss is accomplished
primarily through dieting, fasting, and/or excessive exercise.

Individuals diet to limit calorie intake

Answer 6

Restricting type

Question 7

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Subtype where individual has engaged in recurrent episodes of binge-eating or purging behavior

Answer 7

Binge-eating/purging type

Question 8

Defined as a weight that is less than minimally normal
or, for children and adolescents, less than that minimally expected.

Answer 8

Significantly low weight

Question 9

Recurrent episodes of binge eating.

Answer 9

Binge-Eating Disorder

Question 10

Disorder characterized by persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances over a
period of at least 1 month.

Answer 10

Pica

Question 11

Repeated regurgitation of food over a period of at least 1 month. Regurgitated food may be re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out.

Answer 11

Rumination Disorder

Question 12

Disorder characterized by avoidance or restriction of food intake that is associated with one or more of the following consequences: significant weight loss, significant nutritional deficiency (or related health impact), dependence on enteral feeding or oral nutritional supplements, or
marked interference with psychosocial functioning

In some individuals, food avoidance or restriction is based on the sensory characteristics of qualities of food, such as extreme sensitivity to appearance, color, smell, texture, temperature, or taste.

Answer 12

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder