Ab. Psych. Exam Ch. 10

Front 1

What is the paradox of eating disorders?

Back 1

The increasing emphasis on thinness in the United States is occurring as the population is becoming heavier.

Front 2

Which woman has the best prognosis for recovery from binge eating disorder?

Back 2

Darlene, who is being treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy

Front 3

Nearly ____ percent of adolescent females and ____ percent of adolescent males report dieting to control their weight.

Back 3

50; 20

Front 4

Yoriko, a 17-year-old girl, is so fearful of gaining weight that she starves herself. She has missed five consecutive menstrual cycles. Although she correctly sees herself as having a skeletal figure, she does not think she has an eating disorder. Yoriko is diagnosed with anorexia. What is unusual about this case?

Back 4

It is unusual for an anorexic to have an accurate body image

Front 5

A common disorder that often accompanies anorexia nervosa is ____.

Back 5

obsessive-complsive disorder

Front 6

A psychologist is in an evaluation with a woman who has an eating disorder, restricting type. Which symptom would be typical of this subtype?

Back 6

extreme exercising

Front 7

Compared to anorexia nervosa, bulimia ____.

Back 7

Is much more prevalent

Front 8

Which of the following is most likely to be a comorbid condition with bulimia nervosa?

Back 8

mood disorders

Front 9

A uncontrolled and compulsive desire to eat that occurs at least one day a week for over three months is ________?

Back 9

Binge eating disorder

Front 10

Which statement is suggested by research comparing African American women and white women?

Back 10

Fewer African American women than white American women appear to have binge-eating disorder.