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1.
Women and girls with anorexia may stop having menstrual periods, a condition known as amenorrhea.
A)True
B)False
2.
About 12 percent of people will develop anorexia nervosa at sometime in their lives.
A)True
B)False
3.
A serious complication of anorexia nervosa is bradycardia.
A)True
B)False
4.
Partial-syndrome eating disorders meet the full criteria for bulimia nervosa.
A)True
B)False
5.
Adolescents with partial-syndrome eating disorders binge multiple times per week.
A)True
B)False
6.
Anorexia nervosa tends to run in families while bulimia nervosa does not.
A)True
B)False
7.
Participation in amateur athletics may protect young women against eating disorders.
A)True
B)False
8.
Enmeshed families are characterized by extreme interdependence and intensity in family interactions and a blurring of individuals' boundaries and identities.
A)True
B)False
9.
There have been clinical reports of high rates of sexual abuse among persons seeking therapy for eating disorders.
A)True
B)False
10.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa is based on the view that the extreme concerns about shape and weight are the central features of the disorder.
A)True
B)False
11.
Dialectical behavior therapy has proven effective in the treatment of binge-eating disorder.
A)True
B)False
12.
Perfectionism and low-self-esteem may make people more likely to engage in extreme measures to control their weight.
A)True
B)False
13.
When a person diets, their metabolic rate increases.
A)True
B)False
14.
Each person's body will fight to maintain its set point even if a person attempts to lose weight.
A)True
B)False
15.
People who exercise burn more calories even when they are at rest.
A)True
B)False





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