Eating Disorders

According to the DSM-IV-TR checklist, what is a key criterion for anorexia nervosa?

What is the peak age of onset for anorexia nervosa?

What is the term for the absence of menstrual cycles that women with anorexia nervosa often develop?

What percentage of individuals with anorexia nervosa are female?

In the context of bulimia nervosa, what are the inappropriate actions such as forcing vomiting or misusing laxatives called?

How many calories do binge-eaters with bulimia nervosa commonly consume during a single binge episode?

Which theorist proposed a psychodynamic theory of eating disorders centered on disturbed mother-child interactions leading to ego deficiencies and perceptual disturbances?

According to Bruch's theory, how do ineffective parents contribute to the development of eating disorders?

What is the concordance rate for bulimia nervosa among identical twins, as cited in the text?

Which part of the brain is thought to comprise a 'weight thermostat' responsible for maintaining a specific weight set point?

What is the weight set point theory's explanation for what happens when a person's weight falls below their set point?

According to a study mentioned in the text, what percentage of surveyed college gymnasts appear to have an eating disorder?

What is the term for a family system pattern, described by Salvador Minuchin, in which members are overinvolved with each other's affairs and is thought to lead to eating disorders?

In the 1995 University of Arizona study, what percentage of white American teen respondents were dissatisfied with their weight and body shape?

What significant finding resulted from studies on the Fiji Islands after the introduction of satellite television in 1995?

What is the name of the disorder displayed by men who are very muscular but see themselves as scrawny and small, leading them to pursue extreme measures like excessive weight lifting?

Males account for what percentage of all cases of eating disorders?

What are the two primary goals of today's treatments for eating disorders?

In the behavioral weight-restoration approach for anorexia nervosa, what is a key feature of the high-calorie diet used in nursing-care programs?

In cognitive-behavioral therapy for anorexia nervosa, what are clients taught to identify as their 'core pathology'?

What is the approximate long-term full or partial improvement rate for patients with anorexia nervosa after treatment?

Recurrence of anorexic behavior happens in at least what proportion of recovered patients?

What is the primary goal of the behavioral technique of exposure and response prevention when used for bulimia nervosa?

Antidepressant drugs are reported to help what percentage of patients with bulimia nervosa?

Relapse from bulimia nervosa is more likely for individuals who had what characteristic before treatment?

What major change regarding binge-eating disorder was recommended by the DSM-5 task force?

According to the multidimensional risk perspective, what is the relationship between the number of risk factors present and the likelihood of developing an eating disorder?

What is a key difference between people with bulimia nervosa and people with anorexia nervosa regarding their concern for others' opinions?

How much more likely are relatives of people with eating disorders to develop the disorders themselves compared to other individuals?

What is the lifetime prevalence of anorexia nervosa for all females in Western countries?

Which part of the hypothalamus is responsible for reducing hunger when it is activated?

What was a finding of the recent survey of 248 adolescent girls regarding time spent on Facebook?

According to the text, a pattern of binge eating without compensatory behaviors is observed in what percentage of the population?

What is the typical age range for the onset of bulimia nervosa?

What is a major medical complication of bulimia nervosa that is not typically seen in anorexia nervosa?

According to research, what percentage of people with bulimia nervosa are helped by cognitive-behavioral approaches to stop bingeing and purging?

In the famous 'starvation study' from the late 1940s, what happened when normal-weight conscientious objectors were put on a semistarvation diet?

What is the term for the tendency of people with anorexia nervosa to have a low opinion of their body shape and overestimate their actual proportions?

Relapses from bulimia nervosa recovery are usually triggered by what?

In the proposed changes for DSM-5, why did the task force recommend eliminating the criterion that individuals with anorexia must refuse to maintain more than 85 percent of their normal body weight?

Close to two-thirds of female college gymnasts were found to engage in what type of behavior to control their weight?

What did a 2011 survey of undergraduate women in the United States find regarding body dissatisfaction?

What is the primary difference in weight loss methods favored by men versus women, according to clinical observations?

What happens to the binges and vomiting for the 40 percent of bulimia patients helped by antidepressant drugs?

A study of Miss America contestants from 1959 through 1978 found what trend in their weight?

What is alexithymia, a condition clinicians often use to describe people with eating disorders?

What percentage of men with eating disorders had jobs or played sports for which weight control was important, according to one study?

What are the two types of bulimia nervosa described in the text?

What is the typical outcome of repeated vomiting as a compensatory behavior in bulimia nervosa?

According to the text, what percentage of people with bulimia nervosa also develop another psychological disorder during their lives?