1. ______ is an eating disorder that is characterized by an irrational obsession about gaining weight in which the person severely limits the food he or she eats.
2. Anorexia is a type of eating disorder that usually begins in young people
A. with obese parents
B. around the onset of puberty
C. around the time they graduate high school
D. who watch too much TV
3. Individuals suffering from anorexia suffer extreme weight loss, usually _____ below the person’s normal body weight.
A. 5%
B. 8%
C. 10%
D. 15%
5. ______commonly over-exercise, abuse laxatives, and refuse eat in order to lose weight.
A. Bulimics
B. Binge-eaters
C. Anorexics
D. Perfectionists
6. ______ is a psychological eating disorder in which a person will binge eat and then purge
7. Bulimia can be difficult to discover because most sufferers hide their condition and they tend to be
A. A normal weight, sometimes overweight
B. severely underweight
C. slightly underweight
D. obese
8. which eating disorder might be discovered by a dentist?
A. anorexia
B. bulimia
C. starvation dieting
D. obesity
9. People who experience episodes of ____ are not eating out of hunger; they are acting out behaviors associated with bulimia and depression.
A. anorexia
B. starvation dieting
C. binge eating
D. fasting
10. Both anorexia and bulimia can be treated by ____
A. specific medications targeting eating disorders
B. psychological therapy
C. dieting
D. personal trainers