Course Description: This course is based on a publication by the National Institute of Mental Health. This publication provides an overview of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It describes symptoms, commonly occurring complications and provides information regarding proven treatment strategies. It also provides an overview of research findings in the area of eating disorder treatment. This course is designed for the beginning or intermediate practitioner.
Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with an overview of the symptoms, complications and treatment strategies for eating disorders. Specifically a practitioner will:
Identify common symptoms of binge eating
Recognize complications that are commonly occurring with eating disorders
Identify treatment strategies for eating disorders that are recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health
Citation: National Institute of Mental Health. Eating Disorders, Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services; NIH Publication No. 01-4901
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Exam Questions for Eating Disorders
1. Serious disturbances in eating behavior are called _________________ disorders.
eating
ingestive
digestive
none of the above 2. _________ nervosa and _________ nervosa are the main types of eating disorders.
Anorexia, bulimia
Anorexia, binge-eating
Binge-eating, bulimia
Neurotic, Psychotic 3. Binge eating disorder
is a result of several kinds of mental disorders.
is acceptable social behavior.
has been suggested but has not yet been approved as a formal psychiatric diagnosis.
has been ruled out as a formal psychiatric diagnosis. 4. A complication that is NOT mentioned as frequently co-occurring with eating disorders is:
Anxiety disorder
Substance abuse
Kidney failure
Liver failure 5. According to the authors
Only about 1 to 10 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.
Only about 5 to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.
Only about 10 to 20 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.
Only about 15 to 25 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male. 6. People with anorexia nervosa
see themselves as underweight though their weight is acceptable.
correctly see themselves as overweight.
see themselves as overweight even though they are dangerously thin.
correctly see themselves as underweight. 7. People with bulimia nervosa usually weigh within the normal range for their age and height because
Purging or other compensatory behavior follows the binge-eating episodes.
Binge-eating is indulged in occasionally.
They grow proportionately to their intake of food.
None of the above. 8. All the following are mentioned as symptoms of binge eating EXCEPT:
Marked distress about the binge eating behavior.
Recurrent episodes of binge eating.
Binge eating occurs, on average, at least 2 days a week for 6 months.
Binge eating episodes are followed by the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors such as purging. 9. A treatment strategy for eating disorders NOT mentioned by the authors is:
Medical care and monitoring
Nutritional counseling
Medication management
Yogic methods 10. Research findings and directions on eating disorders mentioned in the article do NOT indicate that
Once a structured pattern of eating is established, a person experiences less hunger, less deprivation, and a reduction in negative feelings about food and eating.
Anorexia and bulimia are likely inherited disorders.
Appetite and energy expenditure are regulated by neuropeptides.
The incidence of binge eating is evenly distributed across the sexes.
Eating Disorders
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