Abnormal Psych. 11 – Flashcards

The disorder that is characterized by eating binges followed by forced vomiting is called:

Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all the following EXCEPT:

Recent research on body dissatisfaction among college students suggests which of the following?

A person who stopped eating candy and other sweets, then gradually eliminated other foods until he or she was eating almost nothing could be experiencing:

A person who loses weight by forcing herself to vomit after meals or by using laxatives, and who otherwise fits definition of anorexia is experiencing:

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the relationship between gender and eating disorders?

What is the MOST common outcome for individuals with anorexia nervosa?

If a person says, “I must be perfect in every way. I’ll be a better person if I deprive myself or food,” that person is engaging in:

The preoccupation with food characteristic of anorexia nervosa is thought to:

A modern explanation of why many anorexic people continually have food-related thoughts and dreams is that:

People suffering from anorexia nervosa tend to:

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to characterize the behavior of someone experiencing anorexia nervosa?

If you were looking at a photograph of yourself and adjusting the size until you thought the picture looked like you, you would MOST likely be participating in an assessment of your:

Of the following, the psychological disorder that anorexia nervosa MOST resembles is:

If a friend were experiencing anorexia nervosa, you wouldn’t be surprised to find that the friend was also experiencing all of the following EXCEPT:

The popular star whose death raised awareness of eating disorders was:

Consequences of anorexia nervosa include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following problems is a possible medical complication of anorexia nervosa?

Misusing diuretics and laxatives following a binge is a symptom of the ___ of bulimia nervosa

Bulimia is always characterized by:

The central feature of bulimia nervosa is:

A woman eats cookies, cake, ice cream, and almost everything else that is sweet. At some point during the binge, she takes a high dose of laxative to “empty out” the food. Her taking the laxative, and the assumption underlying why she does it, would lead to a diagnosis of:

A woman eats chips and dips, burgers and fries, and drinks a couple of shakes. Afterward, she goes to the gym and does 90 minutes of aerobics, spends an hour on the stair stepper, and then does weight for another hour. She does not eat for 72 hours. The set of assumptions underlying her behavior would lead to a diagnosis of:

To qualify for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, what must be TRUE of the compensatory behaviors displayed?

Which of the following statements is true?

Many teenagers go on occasional eating binges. Which of the following is TRUE about this behavior?

What appears to be the KEY factor in deterring the types of food that are likely to be eaten in a binge?

For people with bulimia nervosa, binge episodes produce feelings of:

Vomiting as a compensatory behavior for those experiencing bulimia:

Following a very-low-calorie weight-loss program, participants would be at MOST risk for:

Similarities between bulimia and anorexia include:

A young woman who is very concerned about being attractive to others, is more sexually experienced, and has relatively few obsessive qualities is:

The medical problem that is twice as frequent in anorexic women as it is in bulimic women is:

“Biggest Loser” contestants, if they are like the majority of obese people, are MOST likely:

How does binge eating disorder differ from bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa?

If a therapist thought that eating disorders were BEST explained by an interaction of sociocultural, psychological, and biological factors, that therapist would be taking a(n):

What underlies Hilde Bruch’s ego deficiency view of children with eating disorders in a sense of:

Parents who feed their children when they are anxious and comfort them when they are tired rather than giving them a nap, run the risk of producing children who:

Compared to a person who is happy and self-confident, a person who is bored and depressed:

“I have this vague sense that something isn’t right, but I just can’t describe it,” is a statement MOST likely said by someone experiencing:

In general, which of the following statements about feelings that trigger eating is true?

If we find that many people with eating disorders also have symptoms of depression, we know that:

The levels of ___ are low in many people with depression and those with eating disorders

“Depression and eating disorders are correlated.” What does this statement mean?

In which of the following cases are you MOST likely to develop an eating disorder?

The part of the brain MOST closely associated with the control of eating and body weight is the:

If you are overweight, the development of which of the following is MOST likely to appeal to you?

Which of the following is NOT true about obesity?

Based on current research, all of the following individuals have a higher risk of dying early EXCEPT:

In order to change the high rates of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents, which of the following should be addressed?

Which of the following is the MOST accurate biological explanation for people who gain weight after losing it?

The “weight set point” is:

Based on past results, one would predict that women who win the Miss America Pageant in the future will:

Which professions put one MOST at risk for an eating disorder?

If you are an oversight female teenager with an eating disorder, you are MORE likely that your peers to do all of the following EXCEPT spend more time:

Research on doll choice in preschoolers shows that:

A recent study showed a post ice correlation between the time spent on Facebook and the likelihood of experiencing an eating disorder among adolescent girls. This result showed that:

Salvador Minuchin describes a family system in which members are overly involved in each other’s affairs as a(n):

Which of the following conclusions about family patterns and eating disorders is MOST supported by systematic research?

If current trends concerning the body images of African American women and white American women continue, we would expect in the future that:

That eating disorders are rising among nonwhite Americans to levels approaching the rates for white Americans is MOST likely due to:

What is the MOST likely explanation for the different explanations of eating disorders in men and women?

Of the following, the MOST appropriate diagnosis for a man who is strong and fit but does not see himself that way is:

The first step in treating anorexia nervosa is to:

A person who has receiving the best and most current treatment for an eating disorder would receive treatment designed to:

Anorectic patients receive a gradually increasing diet over the course of several weeks, encouragement, education, and reassurance that they will not become obese. The form of therapy they are receiving is:

Lasting improvement for one with anorexia nervosa depends on:

An example of a disturbed cognition that might be present in one being treated for anorexia is the statement:

Research on the aftermath of anorexia nervosa shows that:

What is a likely long-term consequence of anorexia?

All the treatment methods for bulimia nervosa share the immediate goal of:

Tanya is a behavioral therapist who exposes bulimic patines to situations that usually cause binge episodes and then prevents them from binge eating. The technique that she is suing is called:

One of the therapy methods commonly used to treat bulimia nervosa is:

Relapse for both bulimia and anorexia is MOST likely triggered by:

A factor increasing the likelihood of a relapse of bulimia is: