SOCIOCULTURAL & SOCIAL FACTORS TEST BANK

Question 1

where do majority of girls and women with anorexia nervosa appear to come

A) Lower socioeconomic backgrounds

B) Higher socioeconomic backgrounds

C) Rural areas

D) Urban environments

Answer 1

B) Higher socioeconomic backgrounds

Question 2

what have more than one-third of patients with anorexia nervosa reported as a factor that contributed to the development of their eating disorder

A)

B) family dysfunction

C)

D)

Answer 2

B) family dysfunction

Question 3

what patients perceive their families as more rigid, less cohesive, and as having poorer communication

A)

B) those with anorexia nervosa

C)

D)

Question 4

which of the following eating disorders is the most prevalent

A) anorexia nervosa, restricting type

B) binge eating disorder

C) bulimia nervosa

D) anorexia nervosa, binge/purging type

Answer 4

B) binge eating disorder

Question 5

what is something that could account for some of the depression and cognitive changes documented in low-weight anorexia patients

A) Thiamin (vitamin B1) deficiency

B) Elevated serotonin levels

C) Excessive physical activity

D) Inadequate nutritional intake

Answer 5

A) Thiamin (vitamin B1) deficiency