Abnormal Psychology Unit 3 Test Exam Questions and Answers
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Abnormal Psychology
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Abnormal Psychology
What does BMI express? - Answer-(Body Mass Index) It looks at height versus weight and puts you on a scale that tells you whether you are underweight, average, overweight, obese, morbidly obese, or extremely underweight, etc. (Weight, in kilograms, is divided by height, in meters squared kg/m2.)
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Abnormal Psychology Unit 3 Test Exam
Questions and Answers
What does BMI express? - Answer-(Body Mass Index) It looks at height versus weight
and puts you on a scale that tells you whether you are underweight, average,
overweight, obese, morbidly obese, or extremely underweight, etc. (Weight, in
kilograms, is divided by height, in meters squared kg/m2.)
What is the difference between the restricting and binge eating/purging subtypes of
Anorexia Nervosa - Answer-Restricting - Not letting yourself eat.
Binge eating - Consuming a larger amount of food than most people would eat in a
discrete period of time and having a sense that eating is out of control.
Purging - Self-induced vomiting or using laxatives, diuretics (water pills), or enemas to
reverse the effects of a binge or to induce weight loss.
What does the DSM-5 state about amenorrhea? - Answer-The absence of menstruation
for at least 3 executive months, was a requirement.
Which personality trait correlates most closely with Anorexia Nervosa? - Answer-(It is a
serious condition marked by an inability to maintain a normal healthy body weight.)
Includes denial of illness, restricting or binge eating/purging subtypes, perception of
body size and weight is distorted, use weight and shape as a measure of self-
evaluation, and intense fear of gaining weight or "feeling fat".
Which eating disorders are visible? Invisible? - Answer-Anorexia nervosa is visible.
Bulimia nervosa is not always visible.
What are the features of Bulimia Nervosa? - Answer-It is a disorder characterized by
recurrent episodes of binge eating in combination with some form of compensatory
behavior aimed at undoing the effects of the binge or preventing weight gain.
Compensatory behaviors (purging subtype vs. non-purging subtype).
Individuals with which eating disorder may engage in alcohol and drug use? - Answer-
Bulimia nervosa.
Compare the mortality risks for Bulimia Nervosa with Anorexia Nervosa. - Answer-
Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder (10.5x more
likely) 5% per decade of follow-up. For bulimia nervosa it is around 3.9%.
Which eating disorder is associated with chewing and spitting? - Answer-Rumination
Disorder.
Females who go through puberty earlier than classmates may be at risk
for .....................? - Answer-Bulimia nervosa?
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