Chapter 8--Eating and Sleep Disorders Key
1. The chief motivating factor in both anorexia and bulimia is:
A. a desire to purge
B. an overwhelming drive to eat
C. an overwhelming urge to be thin
D. a desire to starve oneself
2. When individuals with anorexia are evaluated over long periods of time, it has been found that the
percentage of individuals who die as a result of their disorder is:
A. 20%
B. 5%
C. 2%
D. 40%
3. Approximately .... percent of anorexia deaths are due to suicide.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 25
. 50
4. The death rate (including suicide) due to eating disorders is:
A. higher than for any other psychological disorder except depression
B. lower than that of most psychological
disordersC. higher than that of most psychological
disorders D. the highest of all of the psychological
disorders
5. Eating disorders are most prevalent in:
A. Western cultures where food is scarce
B. Western cultures where food is plentiful
C. Non-Western cultures where food is scarce
D. Non-Western cultures where food is plentiful
6. Over the past thirty years, most Western countries have experienced a dramatic:
A. decrease in the incidence of anorexia and bulimia
B. increase in the incidence of anorexia and bulimia
C. increase in the incidence of anorexia but a decrease in the incidence of bulimia
D. increase in the incidence of bulimia and no change in the rate of anorexia
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,7. The typical profile of a patient with either anorexia or bulimia is:
A. young, white, female, upper socioeconomic status, socially competitive environment
B. young, white, female, any socioeconomic status, history of depression
C. young, female, any race, any socioeconomic status, highly competitive
D. any age, female, white, upper socioeconomic status, few friends
8. Jody sometimes eats more than just about any other girl that you know. You wonder if her eating
sometimes could be considered bingeing. In order to determine this, you would have to know:
A. the caloric intake of the foods
B. whether she is eating junk foods
C. whether eating gets to be out of her control
D. the situations under which she eats a great deal
9. The most significant feature of bulimia is:
A. purging
B. overeating
C. overeating followed by an urge to vomit
D. binge eating followed by compensatory behavior
10. Susan, a woman of relatively normal weight, sometimes eats huge quantities of junk food with no
ability to stop herself. She follows this with long periods of complete fasting. Based on this
information, Susan would:
A. be diagnosed with bulimia
B. be diagnosed with anorexia
C. not be diagnosed with any disorder because she is of normal weight
D. not be diagnosed with bulimia because she is not purging
11. The approximate percentage of bulimia patients who do not purge is:
A. 0
B. 30%
C. 45%
D. 75%
12. Amy is a young woman who is very competitive and comes from a high achieving, wealthy family.
She is very social and likes the fact that she is quite popular. She believes that her popularity is
dependent on the weight and shape of her body. Amy has a boyfriend but worries that she may care
more about their relationship than he does. The feature that puts Amy most at risk for an eating
disorder such as bulimia is her:
A. belief that her weight and body shape influence her popularity
B. belief that her boyfriend cares less about the relationship than she does
C. successful family
D. competitive nature
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,13. The most serious medical consequence of bulimia is potential:
A. electrolyte imbalance
B. salivary gland damage
C. starvation
D. tooth erosion
14. Individuals with bulimia:
A. can be any weight
B. are typically significantly overweight
C. are typically significantly underweight
D. are usually overweight during the development of the disorder but become underweight as the
disorder progresses
15. Bulimic patients often present with additional psychological disorders, particularly .... and .....
A. body dysmorphic disorder; substance disorders
B. mood disorders; sexual disorders
C. anxiety disorders; mood disorders
D. obsessive compulsive disorder; sexual disorders
16. The core diagnostic factor in anorexia is:
A. food refusal
B. a binge-purge cycle
C. intentional weight loss reaching 15% or less of expected body weight
D. rapid, intentional weight loss and the belief that more weight needs to be lost
17. The most common reason that anorexics generally do not seek treatment on their own is that they:
A. are ashamed of their disorder
B. fear that they will be hospitalized
C. do not see themselves as too thin
D. have little desire for food
18. The most common medical complication of anorexia is:
A. brittle hair
B. downy hair on limbs
C. electrolyte imbalance
D. cessation of menstrual cycle
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, 19. Recent research (Eddy et al., 2002) suggests that the restricting and binging/purging subtypes of
anorexia:
A. are really different disorders
B. have completely different causes
C. show few differences in severity of symptoms
D. are useless distinctions of the same disorder
20. A typical individual with bulimia is likely to be:
A. underweight
B. overweight
C. normal weight
D. body weight is not indicative of bulimia
21. Individuals who experience loss of control of their eating and consume great quantities of food but do
not engage in any attempts to compensate for their binge would be diagnosed with:
A. bulimia, non-purging type
B. binge eating disorder
C. obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. buffet disorder
22. The best evidence that binge eating disorder (BED) may not just be a special case of bulimia is that:
A. more males than females suffer from BED
B. no genetic component has been identified for BED
C. bulimic women outnumber bulimic men by 9:1, but this ratio is about 3:1 for BED
D. the average age of onset is much younger for BED than it is for bulimia or anorexia
23. The males most likely to develop an eating disorder such as bulimia are those who are:
A. overweight
B. depressed
C. homosexual
D. only children
24. The age range for the onset for bulimia and anorexia is typically:
A. 13 to 19
B. 8 to 12
C. 20 to 26
D. early childhood
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1. The chief motivating factor in both anorexia and bulimia is:
A. a desire to purge
B. an overwhelming drive to eat
C. an overwhelming urge to be thin
D. a desire to starve oneself
2. When individuals with anorexia are evaluated over long periods of time, it has been found that the
percentage of individuals who die as a result of their disorder is:
A. 20%
B. 5%
C. 2%
D. 40%
3. Approximately .... percent of anorexia deaths are due to suicide.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 25
. 50
4. The death rate (including suicide) due to eating disorders is:
A. higher than for any other psychological disorder except depression
B. lower than that of most psychological
disordersC. higher than that of most psychological
disorders D. the highest of all of the psychological
disorders
5. Eating disorders are most prevalent in:
A. Western cultures where food is scarce
B. Western cultures where food is plentiful
C. Non-Western cultures where food is scarce
D. Non-Western cultures where food is plentiful
6. Over the past thirty years, most Western countries have experienced a dramatic:
A. decrease in the incidence of anorexia and bulimia
B. increase in the incidence of anorexia and bulimia
C. increase in the incidence of anorexia but a decrease in the incidence of bulimia
D. increase in the incidence of bulimia and no change in the rate of anorexia
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,7. The typical profile of a patient with either anorexia or bulimia is:
A. young, white, female, upper socioeconomic status, socially competitive environment
B. young, white, female, any socioeconomic status, history of depression
C. young, female, any race, any socioeconomic status, highly competitive
D. any age, female, white, upper socioeconomic status, few friends
8. Jody sometimes eats more than just about any other girl that you know. You wonder if her eating
sometimes could be considered bingeing. In order to determine this, you would have to know:
A. the caloric intake of the foods
B. whether she is eating junk foods
C. whether eating gets to be out of her control
D. the situations under which she eats a great deal
9. The most significant feature of bulimia is:
A. purging
B. overeating
C. overeating followed by an urge to vomit
D. binge eating followed by compensatory behavior
10. Susan, a woman of relatively normal weight, sometimes eats huge quantities of junk food with no
ability to stop herself. She follows this with long periods of complete fasting. Based on this
information, Susan would:
A. be diagnosed with bulimia
B. be diagnosed with anorexia
C. not be diagnosed with any disorder because she is of normal weight
D. not be diagnosed with bulimia because she is not purging
11. The approximate percentage of bulimia patients who do not purge is:
A. 0
B. 30%
C. 45%
D. 75%
12. Amy is a young woman who is very competitive and comes from a high achieving, wealthy family.
She is very social and likes the fact that she is quite popular. She believes that her popularity is
dependent on the weight and shape of her body. Amy has a boyfriend but worries that she may care
more about their relationship than he does. The feature that puts Amy most at risk for an eating
disorder such as bulimia is her:
A. belief that her weight and body shape influence her popularity
B. belief that her boyfriend cares less about the relationship than she does
C. successful family
D. competitive nature
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,13. The most serious medical consequence of bulimia is potential:
A. electrolyte imbalance
B. salivary gland damage
C. starvation
D. tooth erosion
14. Individuals with bulimia:
A. can be any weight
B. are typically significantly overweight
C. are typically significantly underweight
D. are usually overweight during the development of the disorder but become underweight as the
disorder progresses
15. Bulimic patients often present with additional psychological disorders, particularly .... and .....
A. body dysmorphic disorder; substance disorders
B. mood disorders; sexual disorders
C. anxiety disorders; mood disorders
D. obsessive compulsive disorder; sexual disorders
16. The core diagnostic factor in anorexia is:
A. food refusal
B. a binge-purge cycle
C. intentional weight loss reaching 15% or less of expected body weight
D. rapid, intentional weight loss and the belief that more weight needs to be lost
17. The most common reason that anorexics generally do not seek treatment on their own is that they:
A. are ashamed of their disorder
B. fear that they will be hospitalized
C. do not see themselves as too thin
D. have little desire for food
18. The most common medical complication of anorexia is:
A. brittle hair
B. downy hair on limbs
C. electrolyte imbalance
D. cessation of menstrual cycle
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, 19. Recent research (Eddy et al., 2002) suggests that the restricting and binging/purging subtypes of
anorexia:
A. are really different disorders
B. have completely different causes
C. show few differences in severity of symptoms
D. are useless distinctions of the same disorder
20. A typical individual with bulimia is likely to be:
A. underweight
B. overweight
C. normal weight
D. body weight is not indicative of bulimia
21. Individuals who experience loss of control of their eating and consume great quantities of food but do
not engage in any attempts to compensate for their binge would be diagnosed with:
A. bulimia, non-purging type
B. binge eating disorder
C. obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. buffet disorder
22. The best evidence that binge eating disorder (BED) may not just be a special case of bulimia is that:
A. more males than females suffer from BED
B. no genetic component has been identified for BED
C. bulimic women outnumber bulimic men by 9:1, but this ratio is about 3:1 for BED
D. the average age of onset is much younger for BED than it is for bulimia or anorexia
23. The males most likely to develop an eating disorder such as bulimia are those who are:
A. overweight
B. depressed
C. homosexual
D. only children
24. The age range for the onset for bulimia and anorexia is typically:
A. 13 to 19
B. 8 to 12
C. 20 to 26
D. early childhood
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