Quiz

Which of the following is a form of "purging", a symptom of bulimia?
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a. Vomiting
b. Laxatives
c. Excessive exercise
d. All of the above

For every 10 million females with an eating disorder, there are ______ males.
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a. 1 million
b. 3 million
c. 7 million
d. 9 million

What percent of UCSB students meet the formal criteria for diagnosis of an eating disorder?
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a. 28.8%
b. 45.9%
c. 19.8%
d. 5.6%

Which of these is not a symptom of Anorexia Nervosa?
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a. Obsession with food, calories, weight, not eating and exercise
b. Inability to concentrate, irritability and depression
c. Eating a balanced variety of foods
d. Loss of hair, fatigue and feeling cold

Which eating disorder(s) has the highest premature fatality rate of any mental illness?
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a. Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)
b. Anorexia Nervosa
c. Bulimia Nervosa
d. All of the above

Compulsive exercise is associated with this type of behavior:
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a. Preoccupation with exercise routine
b. Finding time at any cost to exercise
c. Basing food choices solely on exercise
d. All of the above

Approximately 40% of newly identified cases of anorexia are in females aged:
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a. 10-14 years old
b. 15-19 years old
c. 20-24 years old
d. 24-30 years old

On any given day, what is the percentage of men that are on a diet, which has been known to lead to disordered eating?
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a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 30%

What percent of diets fail?
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a. 50-55%
b. 95-98%
c. 30-40%
d. 80-84%

What percent of male and female UCSB students, respectively, meet the formal criteria for diagnosis of an eating disorder (Based on 2002 survey)
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a. 15.9% of males, 21.4% of females
b. 33.3% of males, 45.6% of females
c. 25.9% of males, 18.6% of females
d. .5% of males, 11.2% of females