__________is a style of family interaction whereby family members are overly involved with one another and have little autonomy.
A) Enmeshment
B) Disengagement
C) Perfectionism
D) Repression
Q. 2__________is a disordered eating pattern characterized by an irrational fear or avoidance of trying new foods.
A) Food dysmorphia
B) Food atrophy
C) Food neophobia
D) Food poisoning
Q. 3Which of the following is true of an enmeshed family?
A) It has little parental involvement.
B) It is characterized by a lack of cohesiveness.
C) It has no clear boundaries among its members.
D) It has a remarkably loose familial structure.
Q. 4Which of the following is a characteristic of people with anorexia nervosa (AN)?
A) A sudden weight gain
B) A healthy diet
C) A distorted point-of-view
D) A positive outlook
Q. 5Which of the following is true of children in enmeshed families?
A) They are motivated by their parents to develop independence and individualism.
B) They often feel tremendous pressure to please their parents and meet expectations.
C) They often feel a sense of abandonment by their parents.
D) They are given full autonomy to make their own decisions.
Q. 6Which of the following is one of the conditions that constitute the female athlete triad?
A) Type 1 diabetes
B) Kidney stones
C) Osteopenia
D) Schizophrenia
Q. 7Treating people with eating disorders requires a team of professionals that includes a(n) _____.
A) physical therapist
B) occupational therapist
C) mental health specialist
D) oral care specialist
Q. 8Which of the following is true of the biological and genetic factors that contribute to eating disorders?
A) Medication used to treat clinical depression is often effective in the treatment of certain eating disorders.
B) Scientists have determined that clinical depression leads to eating disorders and vice versa.
C) Studies of identical and fraternal twins have provided evidence suggesting that eating disorders cannot be inherited.
D) Brain chemicals do not play any role in the development of eating disorders.
Q. 9Mary finds her new job highly stressful. She often eats a half gallon of ice cream and six to eight bars of chocolate after dinner. She feels guilty about eating such unhealthy foods but is embarrassed to talk about it to friends and family. It is likely that Mary suffers from _____.
A) anorexia nervosa
B) polysubstance-related disorder
C) food neophobia
D) binge-eating disorder
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