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UNDERSTANDING OBESITY AND EATING DISORDERS Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 146, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book
107. Which of the following statements regarding incidence and prevalence of eating disorders in the United States is accurate? a. 38% of teenage males report that they would sacrifice at least a year of their lives for the perfect body. b. Males and females generally have the same types of body image concerns. c. The majority of eating disorders begin before puberty. d. Bulimia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. 108. It is important to differentiate between anorexia and other mental health disorders. To do this, the healthcare professional must know that: a. Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder is also accompanied by a fear of weight gain. b. Persons with schizophrenia sometimes experience significant weight loss but seldom show extreme fear of weight gain. c. Persons with anorexia have social fears linked to eating in public. d. Depression seldom occurs in persons with eating disorders. 109. Evaluation of lab studies from persons being evaluated for anorexia nervosa include: a. Increased white blood cell count. a. Painful, enlarged tonsils. b. Significant weight loss. c. Kleine-Levin syndrome behaviors. d. Calluses on the knuckles or abrasions on the backs of hands. 111. When assessing clients for bulimia nervosa, the healthcare professional should know that: a. Binging and purging behaviors are done in secret. b. The number of males with bulimia nervosa is increasing significantly. c. Onset of bulimia nervosa before puberty and after the age of 40 is uncommon. d. All of the above. 112. Which of the following statements regarding bulimia nervosa is correct? a. The only FDA-approved antidepressant specifically approved for the treatment of bulimia nervosa is Prozac. b. An average of 8 to 13 episodes of inappropriate compensatory behaviors per week is classified as moderate. c. Respiratory alkalosis is prevalent among persons with bulimia. b. Elevated albumin levels. c. Decreased hematocrit. d. Decreased blood urea nitrogen. 110. Warning signs of bulimia nervosa include: d. Therapeutic touch is contraindicated as a therapy because of abdominal tenderness associated with excessive vomiting.
113. According to the DSM-5, binge-eating disorder is associated with: a. Eating in social settings because such environments often include food as part of socialization. b. Binge eating at least once a month for a year. c. Compensatory behaviors. d. Eating much more quickly than normal. 114. According to the DSM-5, other specified feeding or eating disorders include: a. A form of bulimia nervosa in which inappropriate purging behaviors occur on average less than once a week. b. A type of anorexia nervosa that includes behaviors of purging and extreme weight loss. c. Night eating syndrome associated with changes in the sleep– wake cycle. d. Purging behaviors that occur without the desire to influence weight or body shape. 115. According to CDC: a. Obesity affected 60% of the adults in the United in 2015 and 2016. b. The medical cost for people who have obesity was about $500 higher than those of normal weight. c. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black people had the highest age-adjusted prevalence of obesity. d. None of the above. 116. Which of the following strategies regarding weight loss strategies is accurate? a. Sibutramine is approved by the FDA as a weight loss supplement. b. Failing to take steps to control stress can inhibit weight loss. c. Criteria for weight loss surgery generally include having a BMI between 20 and 35. d. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass involves placing an inflatable band containing a balloon around the upper part of the stomach. 117. According to the DSM-5, all of the following are essential d. Feelings of intense humiliation if seen eating in public. 118. Which of the following mistaken beliefs could interfere with effective healthcare interventions for clients with anorexia nervosa? a. Clients with anorexia nervosa are willingly starving themselves to death. b. Eating disorders are not diseases but lifestyle choices. c. Clients are not sick but simply making a choice to be thin. d. All of the above. characteristics of anorexia nervosa EXCEPT: a. Persistent restriction of energy intake. b. Intense fear of getting fat or gaining weight. c. Disturbance in perception of body image.
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