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Lesson 5.2: What Are Eating Disorders? | Check Your Understanding
List the three most common eating disorders.
Which eating disorder is the most common?
True or false?
An estimated 20–30% of people who have bulimia attempt suicide at least once.
A. True
B. False
What is the average age for the onset of binge-eating disorder?
A. 15 years old
B. 20 years old
C. 25 years old
D. 30 years old
List the major differences between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Why is it easier for people with bulimia nervosa to hide their condition than it is for people with other eating disorders?
The growth of fine hair all over the body is a side effect of anorexia nervosa called _____.
Compared with their peers, people who have anorexia nervosa are _____ more likely to die early.
A. 3 times
B. 8 times
C. 15 times
D. 18 times
Frequent purging associated with bulimia nervosa can contribute to which of the following?
A. tearing and bleeding in the esophagus
B. damage to tooth enamel
C. deficiencies in various nutrients
D. All of the above.
True or false?
Biological, or
genetic
, factors and family dynamics are believed to play a greater role in the development of an eating disorder than media images.
A. True
B. False
Critical Thinking.
Hypothesize why anorexia has the highest mortality rate of all the eating disorders.
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