Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity

Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below 

 

Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity

 

Multiple-Choice Questions

 

9.1–1. Which of the following accounts for more morbidity and mortality than all eating disorders combined?

1. anorexia nervosa
2. bulimia nervosa
3. binge-eating disorder
4. obesity

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 9.1-1

Page Ref: 294

Topic: Eating Disorders and Obesity

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. obesity

 

9.1-2. Which of the following is not a condition found in the DSM?

1. Anorexia nervosa
2. Bulimia nervosa
3. Binge-eating disorder
4. Obesity

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 9.1-2

Page Ref: 294

Topic: Eating Disorders and Obesity

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. obesity

 

9.1-3. Which of the following is a controversial aspect of the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa?

1. refusal to maintain normal body weight
2. distorted perception of body size and shape
3. amenorrhea
4. denial

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 9.1-3

Page Ref: 295

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Anorexia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. amenorrhea

 

9.1-4. Which of the following is characteristic of the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia?

1. the use of laxatives
2. 30 to 50 percent of those who begin by binge-eating and purging become restricting type anorexics
3. body weight is within normal range
4. efforts to restrict food intake

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 9.1-4

Page Ref: 296

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Anorexia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: a. the use of laxatives

 

9.1-5. Andrea has anorexia nervosa, restricting type. Which of the following behaviors would you expect her to have?

1. self-induced vomiting
2. cutting up her food into little pieces when she eats
3. normal menstrual periods
4. occasional bouts of overeating

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 9.1-5

Page Ref: 296

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Anorexia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. cutting up her food into little pieces when she eats

 

9.1-6. Cindy is 5 ‘ 6″ tall and weighs 92 pounds. She is very concerned about her weight. However, at times she finds herself eating large amounts of food – several boxes of cookies, gallons of ice cream, entire cakes – all in an evening. Afterwards, she makes herself throw up. Cindy’s most likely diagnosis is

1. bulimia nervosa, purging type.
2. anorexia nervosa, binge-eating/purging type.
3. anorexia nervosa, restricting type.
4. no disorder.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 9.1-6

Page Ref: 296

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Anorexia Nervosa

Skill: Applied

Answer: b. anorexia nervosa, binge-eating/purging type.

 

9.1-7. Which of the following is a potential consequence of anorexia nervosa?

1. memory loss
2. excessive hair growth
3. hearing and vision impairment
4. death

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 9.1-7

Page Ref: 302

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Anorexia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. death

 

9.1-8. How do you distinguish between the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, purging type?

1. The bulimic type involves throwing up, and the anorexic type involves fasting.
2. Altered eating and exercise habits result in missed periods in the bulimic type only.
3. The bulimic type results in more severe health consequences than the anorexic type.
4. People with the bulimic type are normal weight, people with the anorexic type are underweight.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 9.1-8

Page Ref: 299

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Bulimia Nervosa

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: d. People with the bulimic type are normal weight, people with the anorexic type are underweight.

 

9.1-9. Which of the following do those with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have in common?

1. fear of being or becoming fat
2. a sense of control
3. below normal weight
4. restricted eating

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 9.1-9

Page Ref: 298

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Bulimia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: a. fear of being or becoming fat

 

9.1-10. In order to make a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, the client must

1. have a distorted body image.
2. not meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa.
3. have missed three consecutive menstrual periods.
4. admit that she has a problem.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 9.1-10

Page Ref: 298

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Bulimia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. not meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa.

 

9.1-11. Someone who binges and purges and is severely underweight is diagnosed as anorexic, not bulimic. Treating physicians must be precise with this diagnosis because

1. the patient will eventually stop bingeing and purging and start fasting.
2. anorexia is considered the more reliable diagnosis.
3. anorexia has a much higher death rate than bulimia.
4. bingeing and purging are not considered very important symptoms.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 9.1-11

Page Ref: 298

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Bulimia Nervosa

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. anorexia has a much higher death rate than bulimia.

 

9.1-12. Elena binges on high calorie foods and then makes herself throw up. She feels terribly ashamed and horrified by what she does. You would predict

1. she will stop making herself throw up because she is ashamed and distressed.
2. she will not stop because her vomiting is reinforced by reducing her fear of gaining weight.
3. she will stop because her vomiting is being punished by the feelings of disgust and shame.
4. she will not stop because she has become physiologically addicted to vomiting.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 9.1-12

Page Ref: 298

Topic: Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders/Bulimia Nervosa

Skill: Applied

Answer: b. she will not stop because her vomiting is reinforced by reducing her fear of gaining weight.