IAEDP Final Exam Part 1 Questions & Correct
Solutions
IAEDP Core Concepts Exam: Part 1
Section 1: Foundations and Diagnosis
1. Which eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating, followed
by recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain?
a) Anorexia Nervosa
b) Bulimia Nervosa
c) Binge-Eating Disorder
d) ARFID
2. The diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Restriction of energy intake leading to a significantly low body weight.
b) Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
c) Disturbance in the way one's body weight or shape is experienced.
d) The absence of regular binge-eating or purging behaviors.
3. Which disorder is characterized by eating an amount of food that is definitely larger than
what most people would eat in a similar period, without the regular use of
compensatory behaviors?
a) Bulimia Nervosa
b) Anorexia Nervosa, Binge-Eating/Purging Type
c) Binge-Eating Disorder
d) Purging Disorder
4. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) differs from Anorexia Nervosa
primarily because ARFID lacks:
a) Significant weight loss.
b) Disturbance in the way one's body weight or shape is experienced.
c) Fear of eating in public.
d) A medical complication.
5. What is a key differentiating factor between Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and the Binge-
Eating/Purging Type of Anorexia Nervosa (AN-BP)?
a) The frequency of binge episodes.
b) The types of compensatory behaviors used.
, c) The individual's body weight being within or above the normal range.
d) The level of distress about the behavior.
6. Pica is defined as the persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances for a period
of at least:
a) 1 week
b) 1 month
c) 3 months
d) 6 months
7. Rumination Disorder involves:
a) Binge eating followed by restriction.
b) Repeated regurgitation of food, which may be re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out.
c) A fixation on "clean" or "pure" foods.
d) Fear of choking or vomiting.
8. Which specifier for Anorexia Nervosa indicates that the individual has not engaged in
recurrent binge-eating or purging behavior in the last three months?
a) Restricting Type
b) Binge-Eating/Purging Type
c) Atypical Type
d) Remission Type
9. OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder) is a diagnosis used when:
a) Symptoms cause clinically significant distress but do not meet the full criteria for any
other disorder.
b) The clinician chooses not to specify the reason criteria are not met.
c) The individual is in full remission.
d) The disorder is subclinical and requires no intervention.
10. The diagnosis of UFED (Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder) is used when:
a) The clinician does not specify the reason the full criteria are not met.
b) The individual has symptoms of both AN and BN.
c) The frequency of behaviors is below the diagnostic threshold.
d) The disorder is a subthreshold presentation.
Section 2: Medical Complications & Risk Factors
11. Which of the following is a common medical complication of the restrictive subtype of
Anorexia Nervosa?
, a) Electrolyte imbalances (e.g., hypokalemia)
b) Parotid gland swelling and dental erosion
c) Esophageal tears
d) Type 2 Diabetes
12. Frequent self-induced vomiting is most commonly associated with which physical sign?
a) Lanugo (fine body hair)
b) Calluses on the knuckles (Russell's Sign)
c) Peripheral edema
d) Bradycardia
13. The most critical and potentially fatal electrolyte imbalance seen in purging behaviors
(vomiting, laxative abuse) is:
a) Hypernatremia
b) Hypokalemia
c) Hypercalcemia
d) Hypoglycemia
14. Which cardiovascular complication is frequently observed in individuals with restrictive
eating disorders?
a) Tachycardia
b) Hypertension
c) Bradycardia
d) Arterial fibrillation
15. Laxative abuse primarily leads to weight loss through:
a) Blocking the absorption of calories from food.
b) Loss of water weight and emptying of the lower colon.
c) Increasing metabolic rate.
d) Causing vomiting.
16. Which hormone is often suppressed in individuals with Anorexia Nervosa, leading to
amenorrhea?
a) Insulin
b) Cortisol
c) Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
d) Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
17. A common long-term complication of chronic binge-eating disorder is:
a) Osteoporosis
Solutions
IAEDP Core Concepts Exam: Part 1
Section 1: Foundations and Diagnosis
1. Which eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating, followed
by recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain?
a) Anorexia Nervosa
b) Bulimia Nervosa
c) Binge-Eating Disorder
d) ARFID
2. The diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Restriction of energy intake leading to a significantly low body weight.
b) Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
c) Disturbance in the way one's body weight or shape is experienced.
d) The absence of regular binge-eating or purging behaviors.
3. Which disorder is characterized by eating an amount of food that is definitely larger than
what most people would eat in a similar period, without the regular use of
compensatory behaviors?
a) Bulimia Nervosa
b) Anorexia Nervosa, Binge-Eating/Purging Type
c) Binge-Eating Disorder
d) Purging Disorder
4. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) differs from Anorexia Nervosa
primarily because ARFID lacks:
a) Significant weight loss.
b) Disturbance in the way one's body weight or shape is experienced.
c) Fear of eating in public.
d) A medical complication.
5. What is a key differentiating factor between Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and the Binge-
Eating/Purging Type of Anorexia Nervosa (AN-BP)?
a) The frequency of binge episodes.
b) The types of compensatory behaviors used.
, c) The individual's body weight being within or above the normal range.
d) The level of distress about the behavior.
6. Pica is defined as the persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances for a period
of at least:
a) 1 week
b) 1 month
c) 3 months
d) 6 months
7. Rumination Disorder involves:
a) Binge eating followed by restriction.
b) Repeated regurgitation of food, which may be re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out.
c) A fixation on "clean" or "pure" foods.
d) Fear of choking or vomiting.
8. Which specifier for Anorexia Nervosa indicates that the individual has not engaged in
recurrent binge-eating or purging behavior in the last three months?
a) Restricting Type
b) Binge-Eating/Purging Type
c) Atypical Type
d) Remission Type
9. OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder) is a diagnosis used when:
a) Symptoms cause clinically significant distress but do not meet the full criteria for any
other disorder.
b) The clinician chooses not to specify the reason criteria are not met.
c) The individual is in full remission.
d) The disorder is subclinical and requires no intervention.
10. The diagnosis of UFED (Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder) is used when:
a) The clinician does not specify the reason the full criteria are not met.
b) The individual has symptoms of both AN and BN.
c) The frequency of behaviors is below the diagnostic threshold.
d) The disorder is a subthreshold presentation.
Section 2: Medical Complications & Risk Factors
11. Which of the following is a common medical complication of the restrictive subtype of
Anorexia Nervosa?
, a) Electrolyte imbalances (e.g., hypokalemia)
b) Parotid gland swelling and dental erosion
c) Esophageal tears
d) Type 2 Diabetes
12. Frequent self-induced vomiting is most commonly associated with which physical sign?
a) Lanugo (fine body hair)
b) Calluses on the knuckles (Russell's Sign)
c) Peripheral edema
d) Bradycardia
13. The most critical and potentially fatal electrolyte imbalance seen in purging behaviors
(vomiting, laxative abuse) is:
a) Hypernatremia
b) Hypokalemia
c) Hypercalcemia
d) Hypoglycemia
14. Which cardiovascular complication is frequently observed in individuals with restrictive
eating disorders?
a) Tachycardia
b) Hypertension
c) Bradycardia
d) Arterial fibrillation
15. Laxative abuse primarily leads to weight loss through:
a) Blocking the absorption of calories from food.
b) Loss of water weight and emptying of the lower colon.
c) Increasing metabolic rate.
d) Causing vomiting.
16. Which hormone is often suppressed in individuals with Anorexia Nervosa, leading to
amenorrhea?
a) Insulin
b) Cortisol
c) Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
d) Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
17. A common long-term complication of chronic binge-eating disorder is:
a) Osteoporosis
