IAEDP Certification Exam Study Guide Latest Updated
| Graded A
High impulsivity - Answer-Trait more strongly linked to AN
/.Compensatory behavior - Answer-Laxative abuse in BN
/.Self-help interventions - Answer-Pure and guided interventions
/.Neurotransmitters - Answer-Dopamine and Serotonin in etiology of eating disorders
/.Serotonin and Norepinephrine - Answer-Significant role in etiology of eating disorders
/.Symptoms of AN - Answer-Hypothermia, Peripheral Edema
/.Self-help CBT - Answer-Not effective in treating BED
/.Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) - Answer-26 item questionnaire for screening eating
disorder risks
/.Binge-eating episodes - Answer-May NOT be associated with eating when hungry in
BED
/.Rumination Disorder - Answer-Persistent eating of non-nutritive substances
/.Suicide risk factors - Answer-Excessive exercise, alexithymia, Borderline Personality
Disorder
/.Traits common in AN - Answer-Difficulties in experiencing pleasure, High harm
avoidance, Low impulsivity
/.BN - Answer-Binge-eating and compensatory behaviors occur at least once per month
for three months
/.Clinical features of depression - Answer-Not related to results of starvation
/.Highest risk of relapse in AN - Answer-At 90% of ideal body weight
/.Factors influencing self-injury - Answer-Previous suicide attempt, Depression,
Impulsivity, Obsessive Compulsiveness
/.Medication with regulatory approval for ED treatment - Answer-Prozac
, /.Amenorrhea in premenarcheal females - Answer-Does NOT belong in a patient with
AN
/.Diagnostic criteria for BED - Answer-Binge eating at least once per week for three
months, 1 out of 4 episodes associated with compensatory behaviors
/.Neurotransmitter systems - Answer-Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Serotonin in
regulation of feeding behavior and weight control
/.Environmental risk factor for BED - Answer-Low socioeconomic group
/.Diagnostic criteria for BN - Answer-Binge-eating and compensatory behaviors occur at
least twice a week for two months
/.Standard of Ethics violation - Answer-Transporting patient charts without consent
/.Comorbidities associated with EDs - Answer-PTSD in AN with Binge/Purge behaviors,
Alcohol Abuse/Dependence in BN, OCD in BED
/.Co-occurring psychiatric illnesses in AN - Answer-Approximately 80% have at least
one co-occurring disorder
/.BED not a discrete diagnosis - Answer-True
/.Multiple relationships in therapy - Answer-Providing therapy to those served by others,
Disclosures, Cooperation with other professionals
/.Recommended level of care - Answer-PHP for outpatient unable to eat without
supervision
/.EDs second most lethal - Answer-Among psychiatric illnesses
/.Partial remission in AN - Answer-Intense fear of gaining weight or disturbance in self-
perception of weight and shape criteria still met
/.ICAT model - Answer-Emphasizes careful attention to emotional responding,
behaviorally oriented meal plan, exposure to emotions, strategies to identify patterns of
behavior
/.DBT affective regulation model - Answer-Anxiety precursor to binge-eating
/.Self-monitoring in recovery - Answer-Recall food eating and ED behaviors, provide
information about food preferences, collaboration and problem-solving
/.IPT for interpersonal functioning - Answer-True
| Graded A
High impulsivity - Answer-Trait more strongly linked to AN
/.Compensatory behavior - Answer-Laxative abuse in BN
/.Self-help interventions - Answer-Pure and guided interventions
/.Neurotransmitters - Answer-Dopamine and Serotonin in etiology of eating disorders
/.Serotonin and Norepinephrine - Answer-Significant role in etiology of eating disorders
/.Symptoms of AN - Answer-Hypothermia, Peripheral Edema
/.Self-help CBT - Answer-Not effective in treating BED
/.Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) - Answer-26 item questionnaire for screening eating
disorder risks
/.Binge-eating episodes - Answer-May NOT be associated with eating when hungry in
BED
/.Rumination Disorder - Answer-Persistent eating of non-nutritive substances
/.Suicide risk factors - Answer-Excessive exercise, alexithymia, Borderline Personality
Disorder
/.Traits common in AN - Answer-Difficulties in experiencing pleasure, High harm
avoidance, Low impulsivity
/.BN - Answer-Binge-eating and compensatory behaviors occur at least once per month
for three months
/.Clinical features of depression - Answer-Not related to results of starvation
/.Highest risk of relapse in AN - Answer-At 90% of ideal body weight
/.Factors influencing self-injury - Answer-Previous suicide attempt, Depression,
Impulsivity, Obsessive Compulsiveness
/.Medication with regulatory approval for ED treatment - Answer-Prozac
, /.Amenorrhea in premenarcheal females - Answer-Does NOT belong in a patient with
AN
/.Diagnostic criteria for BED - Answer-Binge eating at least once per week for three
months, 1 out of 4 episodes associated with compensatory behaviors
/.Neurotransmitter systems - Answer-Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Serotonin in
regulation of feeding behavior and weight control
/.Environmental risk factor for BED - Answer-Low socioeconomic group
/.Diagnostic criteria for BN - Answer-Binge-eating and compensatory behaviors occur at
least twice a week for two months
/.Standard of Ethics violation - Answer-Transporting patient charts without consent
/.Comorbidities associated with EDs - Answer-PTSD in AN with Binge/Purge behaviors,
Alcohol Abuse/Dependence in BN, OCD in BED
/.Co-occurring psychiatric illnesses in AN - Answer-Approximately 80% have at least
one co-occurring disorder
/.BED not a discrete diagnosis - Answer-True
/.Multiple relationships in therapy - Answer-Providing therapy to those served by others,
Disclosures, Cooperation with other professionals
/.Recommended level of care - Answer-PHP for outpatient unable to eat without
supervision
/.EDs second most lethal - Answer-Among psychiatric illnesses
/.Partial remission in AN - Answer-Intense fear of gaining weight or disturbance in self-
perception of weight and shape criteria still met
/.ICAT model - Answer-Emphasizes careful attention to emotional responding,
behaviorally oriented meal plan, exposure to emotions, strategies to identify patterns of
behavior
/.DBT affective regulation model - Answer-Anxiety precursor to binge-eating
/.Self-monitoring in recovery - Answer-Recall food eating and ED behaviors, provide
information about food preferences, collaboration and problem-solving
/.IPT for interpersonal functioning - Answer-True
