Chapter 12 Disordered Eating And Exercise Patterns
Chapter 12 Disordered Eating and Exercise Patterns
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Chapter 12 Disordered Eating and Exercise Patterns in Athletes
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Chapter 12 Disordered Eating And Exercise Patterns
Coaches' comments and behaviors are the primary cause of athletes' eating disorders. - answer-False
Irregular or absent menstruation results in a loss of bone mineral density and is associated with a greater incidence of lower leg stress fractures in distance runners. - answer-True
Osteopenia...
Chapter 12 Disordered Eating and Exercise Patterns in
Athletes
Coaches' comments and behaviors are the primary cause of athletes' eating disorders. - answer-False
Irregular or absent menstruation results in a loss of bone mineral density and is associated with a
greater incidence of lower leg stress fractures in distance runners. - answer-True
Osteopenia is defined as a low ____. - answer-bone mineral density
What is the prevalence of anorexia nervosa in late-adolescent and early-adult females? - answer-0.5-
1.0%
Diagnosing exercise dependence or voluntary excessive exercise is relatively easy because the diagnostic
criterion is specific for the maximum amount of exercise that should be performed in a week. - answer-
False
Which of the following best describes the condition known as muscle dysmorphia? - answer-
Preoccupation and dissatisfaction with muscle size.
Athletes with and without disordered eating patterns share many features of their diet and exercise
patterns but differ in their actions and perspectives. - answer-True
Which of the following is true regarding male athletes and eating disorders? - answer-Eating disorders in
male athletes have been reported but the prevalence is low.
Eating disorders are psychiatric diseases; therefore, treatment programs are limited to psychological
therapy. - answer-False
What effect does amenorrhea in athletes have on stress fractures? - answer-Prevalence of stress
fractures is higher in those with amenorrhea due to lower bone mineral density.
High-volume weight-bearing exercise offsets the loss of bone mineral density that would otherwise
occur in amenorrheic athletes. - answer-False
The onset of anorexia nervosa is most common during late adolescence and early adulthood. - answer-
True
It is recommended that coaches not suggest to an athlete that weight should be reduced because of the
influence the coach has over an athlete's behavior. - answer-True
Eating disorders and disordered eating differ in their degree of severity. - answer-True
Many highly trained athletes monitor their caloric intake but one of the distinguishing features of an
athlete with a disordered eating pattern is that caloric intake is inadequate. - answer-True
, Normal eating is defined as meeting all of the body's physiological needs. - answer-False
A normal amount of exercise is ____. - answer-supportive of training and performance
What is the prevalence of bulimia nervosa in late-adolescent and early-adult females? - answer-1-3%
Two methods used by individuals with bulimia nervosa to prevent food from being absorbed are
vomiting and ____. - answer-laxatives
Amenorrhea in female athletes is associated with low estrogen secretion that results in the loss of
calcium from bone. - answer-True
Weight cycling is a common characteristic of both anorexia athletica and anorexia nervosa. - answer-
False
Which of the following characteristics is least likely associated with anorexia athletica? - answer-Lifelong
struggle with abnormal eating patterns
Therapy for bulimia nervosa should focus most on issues surrounding both self-esteem and ____. -
answer-self-control
Which term is used to describe normal menstruation? - answer-Eumenorrhea
Most wrestlers that use self-induced vomiting and laxatives to "make weight" also have eating disorders.
- answer-False
Which condition is much more prevalent in males than in females? - answer-The Adonis complex.
An individual demonstrates some signs of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa but does not fully
meet the criteria for either. How would this condition be characterized? - answer-Eating disorder not
otherwise specified
If the presence of an eating disorder is suspected, which is the most appropriate course of action for a
coach to take? - answer-Immediately refer the athlete to a trained professional for further evaluation.
Because some athletes must follow fairly strict eating guidelines to support their training, recovery, and
performance goals, it is ____. - answer-particularly hard to define normal eating in athletes
In most cases of anorexia nervosa, weight loss is achieved primarily by ____, and ____ may be a
secondary method used. - answer-voluntary starvation; excessive exercise
For adults, a weight corresponding to a BMI of ____ or less is considered significantly low or less than
minimally normal. - answer-17
An unhealthy obsession with healthy eating describes ____. - answer-orthorexia nervosa
Another name for reverse anorexia is ____. - answer-muscle dysmorphia
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