An unhealthy obsession with healthy eating describes ____.
A) anorexia athletica
B) anorexia nervosa
C) bulimia nervosa
D) orthorexia nervosa
Q. 2Which condition listed below is the most prevalent in athletes?
A) Anorexia nervosa.
B) Bulimia nervosa.
C) Disordered eating.
D) All of the above have approximately the same prevalence.
Q. 3The incidence of exercise dependence or excessive physical activity may be as high as ____ percent among patients with diagnosed eating disorders.
A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80
Q. 4Which of the following criterion is least likely to indicate secondary exercise dependence?
A) Impaired physical and behavioral functioning
B) Unsuccessful efforts to control exercise
C) Absence of an eating disorder
D) Lying about exercise volume
Q. 5The best definition of excessive exercise is ____.
A) exercise equivalent to running more than 50 miles/week
B) exercise equivalent to running more than 100 miles/week
C) exercise equivalent to running more than 150 miles/week
D) being unable to determine the amount of exercise that is excessive
Q. 6What is one of the reasons why combat athletes, such as wrestlers, who restrict food and purge to make weight are not considered to have an eating disorder?
A) They possess the psychological pathology that accompanies eating disorders but it is not severe.
B) They do not base their self-esteem on weight.
C) They do not fall within the normal range on tests of eating attitudes.
D) They are immune to developing eating disorders.
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