Feeding and Eating Disorders pt.3

Question 1

How are families related to eating disorders

Answer 1

Family conflicts can cause them
eg. some adolescents refuse to eat as a way to punish their parents

Question 2

How are mothers of adolescents related to eating disorders

Answer 2

the mothers are more likely to be unhappy about their families functioning, have their own problems with eating and dieting, and regard their daughters as unattractive

Question 3

What is the Systems Perspective

Answer 3

The view that problems reflect the systems in which they are imbedded

Question 4

What drug is involved with regulating mood and appetite, especially for carbohydrates

Answer 4

Serotonin

Question 5

What may be involved in promoting binge-eating in bulimic individuals

Answer 5

Decreased levels of serotonin

Question 6

Which antidepressant increases serotonin activity, which can decrease bing eating episodes

Answer 6

Prozac

Question 7

What mental disorder might bulimia be linked with

Answer 7

Depression

Question 8

How does Dopamine play a part in bulimic behaviours

Answer 8

Dopamine regulates learning and motivation, bulimic behaviours effects the brains reward function

Question 9

Evidence supports that eating disorders can be genetic. What is an example to why that may be

Answer 9

In a study, more than 2000 female twins (more among MZ twins) showed a high concordance rate.

Question 10

Adolescent girls with _________ were twice as likely tom develop eating disorders as their normal peer

Answer 10

Type 1 diabetes

Question 11

Why is it hard to treat eating disorders

Answer 11

Because patients are resisting and in denial about their disorders

Question 12

When will someone with Anorexia be hospitalized

Answer 12

if their weight loss is severe or body weight is failing rapidly. In the hospital they will be placed on a closely monitored re-feeding regimen

Question 13

What is the best way to treat anorexia

Answer 13

Treatment that involves psychotherapy combined with nutritional management and family interventions.

Behaviour therapy (with rewards) is also shown to be effective

Question 14

What is Family Group Psychoeducation (FGP)

Answer 14

FGP provides patients and parents with information about the nature of eating disorders, developmental issues, weight-regulation issues, and opportunities to discuss the information

Question 15

What helps bulimic individuals challenge self defeating thoughts and beliefs such as unrealistic and perfectionist expectations

Answer 15

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Question 16

What is Dichotomous Thinking

Answer 16

All-or-nothing thinking, (with purging)

Question 17

What is the Exposure to Response Prevention technique

Answer 17

In this technique, a bulimic patient is exposed to eating forbidden foods while the therapist stands by to prevent vomiting until the urge to purge passes

Question 18

What is Interpersonal Therapy

Answer 18

A therapy that focuses on resolving interpersonal problems

Question 19

Why aren’t antidepressants the first resort for treating anorexia and bulimia

Answer 19

they are shown to provide short-term therapeutic benefits in bulimia but is not effective for anorexia

Question 20

Binge-Eating Disorder is more common than either anorexia or bulimia, affecting about ____% or women and ___% of men at some point of their lives

Answer 20

2.6% women, and 1.4% men

Question 21

When does binge-eating disorder tend to develop

Answer 21

later in life, often the person is in their 30s or 40s. Most of the individuals are overweight or obese

Question 22

What is Binge-eating disorder associated with

Answer 22

people suffering from depression or who have a history of unsuccessful attempts at losing excess weight and keeping it off.

Question 23

What eating disorder are men “most likely” to experience

Answer 23

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)