Signs Of Eating Disorders

Question 0

Episodes of binging on a large amount of food and then ridding yourself through purging food or excessive exercise is called?

Answer 0

Bulimia nervosa

Question 1

When you’re obsessed with being thin and to the point of starvation you most likely suffer from a condition called?

Answer 1

Anorexia nervosa

Question 2

What are three of the most widely known signs of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 2

1. ) refusal to eat
2. ) intense fear of gaining weight
3. ) thin appearance

Question 3

What are three of the most widely known signs of bulimia nervosa?

Answer 3

1. ) self-induced vomiting
2. ) compulsive eating
3. ) excessive preoccupation with weight

Question 4

Bulimia nervosa was always identified as one purging of calories through vomiting. What is a newly recognized form of eating disorder that is characterized by purging calories?

Answer 4

Exercise bulimia - where the person suffers to purge calories eaten in fear of weight gain. Instead of vomiting they use excessive exercise to lose calories.

Question 5

True or false:

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa only affect women.

Answer 5

False. It is estimated that 10-15% of those who suffer from an eating disorder are male.

Question 6

True or false:

Eating disorders are a mental illness.

Answer 6

True. It is caused by multiple factors like any mental illness. It could be from physical, social, or biological factors.