Clarice has struggled with self-esteem issues and depression in the past. Which of the following romantic partners is likely to contribute to a re-emergence of depression for her?
a) Al, who is quiet and caring
b) Bill, who has a history of domestic violence
c) Chris, who is often described as the life of the party
d) Dan, who is in recovery from cocaine addiction
Question 2Sybil is a teenager who weighs 100 pounds and has an intense fear of gaining weight, even though girls her age and height should weigh around 110 pounds. She diets and exercises frequently, and has purged after eating by using laxatives.
She has not menstruated in the past three months. Sybil is likely suffering from:
a) Anorexia nervosa, restricting type
b) Anorexia nervosa, binging-purging type
c) Bulimia nervosa, purging type
d) A diagnosis cannot be made because the criteria have not been satisfied
Question 3As opposed to high anxiety sensitivity women, high anxiety sensitivity men have been found to be more likely to selectively process threat cues involving:
a) Harm to others
b) Physical and social threats
c) Physical threats only
d) Social threats only
Question 4Assessments of body shapes reveal that women with distorted attitudes toward eating, relative to those with normal attitudes toward eating:
a) Overestimate their current body size
b) Choose a much thinner body image as ideal
c) Have comparable views about which body image choice is most attractive
d) All of the above
Question 5What has Canadian researcher Lambe (1997 ) determined about decreases in brain size among anorexics?
a) They are not as pronounced as once thought.
b) While white matter is restored upon recovery, grey matter losses are permanent.
c) Grey matter volume is restored but white matter deficits remain after recovery.
d) Both grey and white matter losses appear irreversible.
Question 6A case study of Rebecca (a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa complicated by depression and alcohol abuse) presented by Hendricks and Thompson (2005 ) found that CBT was most effective in:
a) Increasing self-confidence
b) Eliminating binge eating
c) Reducing suicide ideation
d) Reducing purging behaviours
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