Foundations Of Abnormal Behavior International Edition 10th Edition By David – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Eating Disorders

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Nearly ____ percent of adolescent females and ____ percent of adolescent males report dieting to control their weight.
a. 20; 10 c. 50; 20
b. 20; 20 d. 90; 50

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

2. Which of the following may result in eating problems?
a. the current focus on healthy eating c. self-determination
b. autonomy d. low self-esteem

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

3. What is the paradox of eating disorders?
a. Anorexia is more likely to occur in countries where malnutrition is prevalent.
b. The increasing emphasis on thinness in the United States is occurring as the population is becoming heavier.
c. As the popularity of healthy clubs is increasing in the United States, eating disorders are becoming more prevalent.
d. In the past decade, male prevalence rates of obesity have come to surpass female rates of obesity.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

4. In a study of perceptions about men’s body shape in Germany, France, and the United States, ____.
a. men and women both agreed that women prefer men to have a muscular body
b. men believed that women prefer a lean body, but women indicated they prefer muscular men
c. men and women both agreed that women prefer men to have a lean body
d. men believed women prefer men who have muscular bodies, while women stated a preference for an ordinary male body

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

5. Which of these women would be expected to be least likely to have an eating disorder?
a. Pilar, a Hispanic American c. Betty, a European American
b. Therese, a Native American d. Latisha, an African American

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

6. A twelve-year study by Sui and colleagues (2007) determined that being ____ is the critical factor for long life.
a. physically fit c. psychologically fit
b. of normal weight d. slightly underweight

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

7. Yoriko is a 17-year-old girl who is so fearful of gaining weight that she starves herself. She has missed five consecutive menstrual cycles. Although she correctly sees herself as having a skeletal figure, she does not think she has an eating disorder. Yoriko was diagnosed with anorexia. What is unusual about this case?
a. It is unusual for an anorexic to deny having an eating disorder.
b. It is unusual for a 17-year-old girl to have anorexia.
c. It is unusual for an anorexic to miss five menstrual cycles.
d. It is unusual for an anorexic to have an accurate body image.

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

8. Anorexia nervosa is defined by which of the following?
a. a binge-purge cycle
b. an individual with anorexia nervosa is generally of normal weight
c. a distorted self-perception of body image
d. a sense of loss of control over eating combined with purging

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

9. Which major psychiatric disorder claims the highest mortality rate?
a. major depression c. bipolar disorder
b. anorexia nervosa d. schizophrenia

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

10. Which statement about anorexia nervosa is accurate?
a. Despite having a skeleton-like appearance, most anorexics still consider themselves to be overweight.
b. Anorexics who continually fast tend to be outgoing individuals.
c. Although anorexics are phobic about gaining weight, they often maintain weight at normal or above-normal levels.
d. Although self-starvation changes the anorexic’s appearance, there are no serious physical complications to the disorder.

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Eating Disorders
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual