The DSM-5 specifies two subtypes of anorexia based on ____.
a. percentage of weight loss
b. methods used to limit caloric intake
c. presence or absence of co-morbid depression
d. family dynamics
Question 2Which of the following is not a characteristic of anorexia?
a. loss of appetite
b. fear of gaining weight
c. denial of being too thin
d. refusal to maintain minimal normal body weight
Question 3In the early 1900s, the treatment for anorexia was ____.
a. psychodynamic psychotherapy
b. hypnotherapy
c. removal from home and forced feeding
d. family therapy
Question 4For some teens, particularly girls, excessive efforts to control eating may be a misguided effort to ____.
a. punish parents
b. manage the stress and physical changes
c. punish themselves
d. regress back to the oral stage of development
Question 5Treatment methods to help children who are obese to lose weight should emphasize ____.
a. demanding exercise regimens
b. strict caloric reduction/restriction
c. avoidance of food cues
d. active, less sedentary routines
Question 6A protein that plays a major role in some genetic cases of obesity is called ____.
a. lutein
b. peptin
c. leptin
d. tyrosine
Question 7The relationship between preadolescent obesity and the later emergence of eating disorders is likely due to ____.
a. biological abnormalities that underlie both conditions
b. the teasing that obese children experience from their peers
c. an underlying psychiatric condition
d. an urge to stop eating
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