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28) If you want to help a friend whom you suspect has an eating disorder, you should do all of
the following EXCEPT
A) gather information on the disorder.
B) offer to go with your friend to see a counselor.
C) force your friend to acknowledge that the problem is his or her fault.
D) compliment your friend’s personality or achievements.
Skill: Applying
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
29) Unlike regular exercise, compulsive exercise is
A) planned in advance.
B) used to alleviate guilt and anxiety.
C) associated with lower risk of injury.
D) only performed by athletes.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Exercise Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.3
30) The decrease in estrogen seen with the female athlete triad contributes to
A) insomnia.
B) low energy intake.
C) increased appetite.
D) decreased bone mineral density.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Exercise Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.3
31) A healthy body image is a key indicator of a person’s
A) self-awareness.
B) self–esteem.
C) self–motivation.
D) self–actualization.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
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32) Raye is a 20-year-old woman who is about 10 pounds over her ideal weight but is in good
health and works out regularly to stay fit. She appreciates her curvy body type and shops for
clothes in bright colors that make her feel attractive and cheerful. Raye‘s attitudes and behavior
demonstrate a
A) positive body image.
B) negative body image.
C) variable body image.
D) disordered body image.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
33) Chronic dieting is an example of
A) OSFED.
B) binge-and-purge cycles.
C) disordered eating.
D) a clinical eating disorder.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
34) People with anorexia are at increased risk of death from
A) colon cancer.
B) heart or kidney failure.
C) type 2 diabetes.
D) muscle loss.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
35) A disorder that typically occurs in men and is characterized by extreme measures to change
body shape and a belief that the body is insufficiently lean or muscular is
A) muscle atrophy.
B) anorexia nervosa.
C) hyperplasia.
D) muscle dysmorphia.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Exercise Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.3
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36) Treena is so passionate about environmentally conscious food choices that she has adopted a
vegan, raw foods diet consisting only of locally grown foods. As a result, she has begun to
develop deficiencies of several micronutrients, including vitamin B12 and iron. Treena is MOST
likely suffering from
A) anorexia nervosa.
B) bulimia nervosa.
C) orthorexia nervosa.
D) OSFED.
Skill: Applying
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
37) Studies indicate that most adults are satisfied with their body image.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
38) An individual’s body image is largely determined by genetics.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
39) The concept of the ideal body image changes as popular culture evolves.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
40) Americans typically receive messages through various media that lead them to believe that
their body is very different from what it should be.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
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41) Friends are more influential in body image development than our parents.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
42) Most Americans suffer from a true body image disorder.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
43) All people who suffer from disordered eating eventually progress to a clinical eating
disorder.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
44) Eating disorders affect people of all ages.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
45) Individuals who are perfectionists are at an increased risk for eating disorders.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
46) Bulimia nervosa is more likely to lead to weight gain than binge-eating disorder.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
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47) Individuals suffering from bulimia nervosa tend to be underweight.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
48) Eating disorders affect men and women equally.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
49) The biological, behavioral, and social underpinnings of eating disorders are clear and easy to
understand.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
50) Anorexia nervosa is not a life-threatening disorder.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
51) Explain how the media influences body image.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
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52) What are some of the myths surrounding body image and how can you challenge them?
Skill: Applying
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1
53) How would you recognize someone with an eating disorder? Include examples of observable
behaviors or actions that would indicate that an individual may have a problem.
Skill: Evaluating
Section: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.2
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54) Compare and contrast compulsive exercise and the female athlete triad.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Exercise Disorders
Learning Outcome: 10a.3
55) Explain why some public health experts have observed a “disconnect” between our media
ideals of male and female weight and contemporary reality.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Body Image?
Learning Outcome: 10a.1