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Prepare for Mental Health Exam 4 with this fully verified study guide featuring accurately written questions and correct answers. Covers key mental health concepts including therapeutic communication, psychopharmacology, crisis intervention, disorders, nursing priorities, and evidence-based interventions. Ideal for nursing students preparing for exams, proctored tests, or clinical reviews.

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Health EXAM 4-MENTAL HEALTH
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1. What type of thinking patterns are common in individuals with Anorexia Nervosa? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Negative, self-defeating thinking patterns and cognitive
distortions.



2. How can automatic thoughts affect individuals with Anorexia Nervosa? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<They can fuel rejection, poor self-esteem, and isolation, creating
anxiety.
3. What is a significant change in weight that may indicate an eating disorder? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<An obvious increase or decrease in weight that is not related to a
medical condition.



4. What are some abnormal eating habits associated with eating disorders? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Severe dieting, ritualized mealtime behaviors, fear of dietary fat,
secretive binging, or lying about food.



5. What mental preoccupations are common in individuals with eating disorders? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Intense preoccupation with weight and body image.



6. What emotional symptoms might indicate an eating disorder? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Mood swings, depression, and irritability.



7. What behavior related to exercise may signal an eating disorder? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Compulsive or excessive exercise.

,8. How does an eating disorder affect a person's time and mental energy? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<It takes up much of the person's time and mental energy.



9. What kind of rules might someone with an eating disorder impose on themselves? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Strict and rigid rules regarding eating and food.



10. What substances are highly correlated with eating disorders? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<The misuse of tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol.



11. Which personality disorders are highly correlated with eating disorders? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Obsessive-compulsive, borderline, and avoidant personality
disorders.



12. What is the suicide rate associated with anorexia? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Suicide accounts for one out of five deaths in persons with
anorexia.



13. anorexia nervosa - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Self-induced restriction of nutritional
intake leading to a significantly lower than normal body weight, accompanied by a distorted
body image and fear of being fat.



14. bulimia nervosa - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<An eating disorder characterized by
bingeing on large amounts of food, then purging, through self-induced vomiting, or abusing
laxatives or diuretics, in an effort to prevent gaining weight from the binge-eating.



15. binge-eating disorder - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Recurrent episodes of bingeing,
accompanied by emotional distress.



16. ARFID - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<An eating disorder characterized by a persistent
failure to meet appropriate nutritional/energy needs, inflexible eating behaviors, and fear-based
food restriction. Not just extremely picky eating. ARFID involves strong sensory aversion and
underlying reasons that are associated with the avoidance of certain food items.

, 17. Orthorexia - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Obsession with proper or 'healthy' eating
can result in a significant disturbance in adequate nutritional intake and weight loss.



18. Diabulimia - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<An eating disorder where a person with type
1 diabetes reduces or stops taking their insulin to lose weight.



19. Pica - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Consuming inedible objects, such as clay, dirt, or
paint, and is more commonly exhibited by children.



20. Rumination - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<The intentional regurgitation of food in a
repetitive manner, then rechewing, reswallowing, or spitting it out.



21. What is the first criterion for diagnosing Anorexia Nervosa? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to
significantly low body weight.



22. How is 'significantly low weight' defined in the context of Anorexia Nervosa? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<As a weight less than minimally normal or, for children and
adolescents, less than minimally expected.



23. What is the second criterion for Anorexia Nervosa? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, or persistent
behavior that interferes with weight gain despite being at a significantly low weight.



24. What does the third criterion for Anorexia Nervosa involve? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Disturbance in the way one's body weight or shape is
experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or persistent lack of
recognition of the seriousness of the current low body weight.



25. What are the two subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Restricting type and binge-purge type.

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