_______________ is an eating disorder that is characterized by an irrational obsession about gaining weight in which the person severely limits the food he or she eats.

Anorexia is a type of eating disorder that usually begins in young people
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Responses

with obese parents.
with obese parents.

around the onset of puberty.
around the onset of puberty.

around the time they graduate high school.
around the time they graduate high school.

who watch too much TV.
who watch too much TV.

Anorexia is considered a __________________ disorder because it is frequently caused by low self-esteem, poor body image, depression, feelings of inadequacy, perfectionism, physical or sexual abuse, the need to be in control, or the need to feel different or special.
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Responses

physical
physical

social
social

predatory
predatory

psychological

__________________ commonly over-exercise, abuse laxatives, and refuse eat in order to lose weight.
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Responses

Bulimics
Bulimics

Binge-eaters
Binge-eaters

Anorexics
Anorexics

Perfectionists

(1 point)
________________is a psychological eating disorder in which a person will binge eat and then purge.

Bulimia can be difficult to discover because most sufferers hide their condition and they tend to be
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Responses

a normal weight, sometimes overweight.
a normal weight, sometimes overweight.

severely underweight.
severely underweight.

slightly underweight.
slightly underweight.

obese.

Which eating disorder might be discovered by a dentist?
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Responses

anorexia
anorexia

bulimia
bulimia

starvation dieting
starvation dieting

obesity

People who experience episodes of ______________ are not eating out of hunger; they are acting out behaviors associated with bulimia and depression.
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Responses

anorexia
anorexia

starvation dieting
starvation dieting

binge eating
binge eating

fasting

Both anorexia and bulimia can be treated by________________________.
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Responses

specific medications targeting eating disorders
specific medications targeting eating disorders

psychological therapy
psychological therapy

dieting
dieting

personal trainers

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  1. Anorexia is an eating disorder that is characterized by an irrational obsession about gaining weight in which the person severely limits the food he or she eats.

  2. Anorexia is a type of eating disorder that usually begins in young people around the onset of puberty.

  3. Anorexia is considered a psychological disorder because it is frequently caused by low self-esteem, poor body image, depression, feelings of inadequacy, perfectionism, physical or sexual abuse, the need to be in control, or the need to feel different or special.

  4. Bulimics commonly over-exercise, abuse laxatives, and refuse to eat in order to lose weight.

  5. Bulimia is a psychological eating disorder in which a person will binge eat and then purge.

  6. Bulimia can be difficult to discover because most sufferers hide their condition and they tend to be a normal weight, sometimes overweight.

  7. Which eating disorder might be discovered by a dentist? bulimia

  8. People who experience episodes of binge eating are not eating out of hunger; they are acting out behaviors associated with bulimia and depression.

  9. Both anorexia and bulimia can be treated by psychological therapy.