INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
EATING DISORDERS PROFESSIONALS
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE TEST PAPER
●● anorexia nervosa
Answer: eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss, poor
body image, and irrational fears of weight gain and obesity.
●● bulimia nervosa
Answer: eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of rapid,
uncontrolled eating of large amounts of food in a short period of time
frequently followed by purging
●● binge eating disorder
Answer: eating disorder characterized by periodic binge eating not
followed by vomiting or use of laxatives
●● 24 million
Answer: prevalence for eating disorders in general (number)
●● 0.2 to 1%
, Answer: prevalence of anorexia nervosa in adolescent females and
young women
●● 1-3%
Answer: prevalence of bulimia nervosa in adolescent females and young
women
●● 2%
Answer: prevalence of binge eating disorder
●● 10-20%
Answer: estimated prevalence of disordered eating behaviors
(percentage)
●● depression
Answer: almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria
for...
●● amenorrhea requirement removed, word refusal removed
Answer: new DSM criteria for anorexia nervosa (2)
●● changed to once a week for 3 months
Answer: new DSM criteria for bulimia nervosa (1)
EATING DISORDERS PROFESSIONALS
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE TEST PAPER
●● anorexia nervosa
Answer: eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss, poor
body image, and irrational fears of weight gain and obesity.
●● bulimia nervosa
Answer: eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of rapid,
uncontrolled eating of large amounts of food in a short period of time
frequently followed by purging
●● binge eating disorder
Answer: eating disorder characterized by periodic binge eating not
followed by vomiting or use of laxatives
●● 24 million
Answer: prevalence for eating disorders in general (number)
●● 0.2 to 1%
, Answer: prevalence of anorexia nervosa in adolescent females and
young women
●● 1-3%
Answer: prevalence of bulimia nervosa in adolescent females and young
women
●● 2%
Answer: prevalence of binge eating disorder
●● 10-20%
Answer: estimated prevalence of disordered eating behaviors
(percentage)
●● depression
Answer: almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria
for...
●● amenorrhea requirement removed, word refusal removed
Answer: new DSM criteria for anorexia nervosa (2)
●● changed to once a week for 3 months
Answer: new DSM criteria for bulimia nervosa (1)