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NURS 5210 Module 3: Eating Disorders
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the DSM5 definition of an eating disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating or eating related behaviors that results in the
altered consumption or absorption of food that significantly impairs physical health or
psychosocial functioning
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Gender - CORRECT ANSWER - Being Female
- Teenage girls and young women are more likely than similar aged males to have anorexia or
bulimia
- Males can have eating disorders too
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Age - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common during
teens and early 20s (although they can happen at any age)
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Family history - CORRECT ANSWER - Eating
disorders are significantly more likely to occur in people who have parents or siblings who've
had an eating disorder
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: People with mental health disorders such as ___ are more
likely to have an eating disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - - Depression
- Anxiety disorder
- OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Dieting - CORRECT ANSWER - - People who lose
weight are often reinforced by positive comments from others and by their changing appearance
- This may cause some people to take dieting too far, leading to an eating disorder
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Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Stress - CORRECT ANSWER - Any change can bring
stress, which may increase the risk of an eating disorder
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Sports, Work, & Artistic Activities - CORRECT
ANSWER - - Athletes, actors, dancers, and models may be at a higher risk of eating
disorders
- Coaches and parents may unwittingly contribute to eating disorders by encouraging young
athletes to lose weight
There is mounting evidence, and increasing research, that eating disorders ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Start in the brain, not just a cultural phenomenon
Neurobiology of Eating Disorders: Bulimia and anorexia have some ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heritability/ genetic risk
Neurobiology of Eating Disorders: People with bulimia and anorexia have similar ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Temperaments, i.e. as children they tend to be anxious, obsessive,
and achievement oriented
Neuroanatomy of Eating Disorders: Neuroimaging studies with CT reported ___ in ill patients
with AN (anorexia nervosa) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Cerebral atrophy
- Enlarged ventricles
Neuroanatomy of Eating Disorders: Neuroimaging studies with CT reported ___ in patients with
BN (bulimia nervosa) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Less pronounced cerebral atrophy
- Less gross enlargement of ventricles
Neuroanatomy of Eating Disorders: The similar to AN, but less pronounced, CT results seen
with BN may be a result of: - CORRECT ANSWER - May be related to a chronic dietary
restriction
NURS 5210 Module 3: Eating Disorders
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the DSM5 definition of an eating disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating or eating related behaviors that results in the
altered consumption or absorption of food that significantly impairs physical health or
psychosocial functioning
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Gender - CORRECT ANSWER - Being Female
- Teenage girls and young women are more likely than similar aged males to have anorexia or
bulimia
- Males can have eating disorders too
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Age - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common during
teens and early 20s (although they can happen at any age)
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Family history - CORRECT ANSWER - Eating
disorders are significantly more likely to occur in people who have parents or siblings who've
had an eating disorder
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: People with mental health disorders such as ___ are more
likely to have an eating disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - - Depression
- Anxiety disorder
- OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Dieting - CORRECT ANSWER - - People who lose
weight are often reinforced by positive comments from others and by their changing appearance
- This may cause some people to take dieting too far, leading to an eating disorder
, MGRADES
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Stress - CORRECT ANSWER - Any change can bring
stress, which may increase the risk of an eating disorder
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Sports, Work, & Artistic Activities - CORRECT
ANSWER - - Athletes, actors, dancers, and models may be at a higher risk of eating
disorders
- Coaches and parents may unwittingly contribute to eating disorders by encouraging young
athletes to lose weight
There is mounting evidence, and increasing research, that eating disorders ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Start in the brain, not just a cultural phenomenon
Neurobiology of Eating Disorders: Bulimia and anorexia have some ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heritability/ genetic risk
Neurobiology of Eating Disorders: People with bulimia and anorexia have similar ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Temperaments, i.e. as children they tend to be anxious, obsessive,
and achievement oriented
Neuroanatomy of Eating Disorders: Neuroimaging studies with CT reported ___ in ill patients
with AN (anorexia nervosa) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Cerebral atrophy
- Enlarged ventricles
Neuroanatomy of Eating Disorders: Neuroimaging studies with CT reported ___ in patients with
BN (bulimia nervosa) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Less pronounced cerebral atrophy
- Less gross enlargement of ventricles
Neuroanatomy of Eating Disorders: The similar to AN, but less pronounced, CT results seen
with BN may be a result of: - CORRECT ANSWER - May be related to a chronic dietary
restriction
