Exam 2 - Eating Disorders and Obesity

Question 1

What are the most common forms of eating disorders?

Answer 1

anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Question 2

What is the central idea/clinical aspect to eating disorders?

Answer 2

intense and pathological fear of becoming overweight and fat, pursuit of thinness that is relentless and sometime deadly

Question 3

Anorexia nervosa

Answer 3

fear of gaining weight and the refusal to maintain normal weight (significantly underweight)

Question 4

What are the two types of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 4

• restricting type (significantly reduce calories)
• binge-eating/purging type (binging and then compensating by vomiting, laxatives, working out, etc.)

Question 5

Bulimia nervosa

Answer 5

• frequent episodes of binge eating, followed by compensatory actions like vomiting, laxative use, extreme exercise, etc.
• lack of control over eating

Question 6

What are the main differences between anorexia and bulimia nervosa?

Answer 6

• anorexia = extremely underweight, feel content with their state
• bulimia = normal weight/overweight, have extreme shame and guilt about behavior

Question 7

Binge eating disorder

Answer 7

• frequent episodes of binge eating with no compensatory behavior
• typically overweight or obese

Question 8

Anorexia can lead to (medical complications):

Answer 8

1. death from heart arrhythmias
2. kidney failure
3. renal failure

Question 9

Bulimia can lead to (medical complications):

Answer 9

1. electrolyte imbalances
2. hypokalemia (low potassium)
3. damage to heart, hands, throat, and teeth

Question 10

People with eating disorders often later develop other eating disorders. True or False?

Answer 10

True, shift is most common from anorexia to bulimia

Question 11

Suicide risk is highest among who?

Answer 11

anorexics

Question 12

There is a shift from restricting anorexia to bulimia. True or false?

Answer 12

False

Question 13

There is not a shift from BED to anorexia or vice versa. True or false?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What other disorders can eating disorders be associated with?

Answer 14

1. clinical depression
2. obsessive-compulsive disorder
3. substance abuse disorders
4. various personality disorders

Question 15

What are the biological factors of eating disorders?

Answer 15

1. brain abnormalities
2. set-point theory
3. serotonin

Question 16

People with eating disorders report less cohesive families. True or false?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What are the common treatments for anorexia nervosa?

Answer 17

1. emergency procedures to restore weight
2. antidepressants or other medications
3. family therapy (best option!)
4. cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 18

What are the common treatments for bulimia nervosa?

Answer 18

1. antidepressants or other medications
2. cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 19

What are the common treatments for binge-eating disorder?

Answer 19

1. medications (antidepressants, appetite suppressants)
2. interpersonal psychotherapy
3. cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapy

Question 20

Obesity

Answer 20

• a state of excessive, chronic fat storage
• BMI above 30

Question 21

Obese individuals are more at risk for:

Answer 21

1. hypertension
2. high cholesterol
3. heart disease
4. arthritis
5. diabetes
6. cancer

Question 22

From a diagnostic perspective, obesity is an eating disorder. True or false?

Answer 22

false

Question 23

What are the risk and causal factors of obesity?

Answer 23

1. genetic inheritance
2. hormones (keptin and grenlin)
3. sociocultural influences (low income)
4. family influences
5. stress and “comfort food”

Question 24

What are the treatments for obesity?

Answer 24

1. lifestyle modifications
2. medications
3. bariatric surgery