Eating Disorder Worksheet
Eating Disorder Worksheet
ISAM/FR/SEC/WF/04
1. Lata is a 15 year old girl who was admitted to hospital because of prolonged weight loss and refusal to eat.
Ans. She weighed 35kg. Her skin had become dry & flaky and her hair was falling out in clumps”. Identify the
disorder.
a) Intermittent fasting
b) Anorexia Nervosa
c) Bulimia Nervosa
d) Binge eating disorder
2. Individuals with bulimia have a perceived lack of control over their eating behaviour, and often report which
Ans. of the following?
a) High levels of self-disgust
b) Low self-esteem
c) High levels of depression
d) All of the above
3. How an anorexic controls his/her weight?
Ans. a) Voluntary starvation
b) Excessive exercise
c) Purging
d) Binge-eating
4. List the factors that cause eating disorder.
Ans. The multidimensional causative factors may include:
Vulnerable personality- as a result of psychological conflicts, family and individual relationship.
Socio cultural environmental factors - Pictures, television, magazines influence children’s and
adolescent’s concept of the ideal body shape, influencing them to lose weight and encouraging
unrealistic standards of beauty by dangerous dieting,
Social class and race- Bullying and weight teasing or weight-based discrimination among youth results
in weight gain by eating more food.
Occupation: Professions that tend to emphasize diet, appearance, size and weight resulted in eating
disorder.
Genetic and constitutional factors.
6. Discuss the clinical signs and symptoms of Binge eating disorder.
Ans. Food seeking in the absence of hunger
Excessive eating, amount of food eaten is large at one time.
Over eating.
Absence of purging, fasting or excessive exercise.
7. Explain the term eating disorder.
Ans. Eating disorders are the illnesses in which the people experience severe disturbances in their eating
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pattern or behaviors and related thoughts and emotions.
8. List out the types of eating disorders.
Ans Eating disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa.
9. Management of eating disorder is multidisciplinary. Explain.
Ans The management is of multidisciplinary approach. Multidisciplinary team comprising of a physician,
nutritionist and psycho-therapists is usually involved in their management. The treatment of eating
disorders can be said to have three components.
A) Medical and Biochemical Management
B) Nutritional Management
C) Psychological Management
10. Give any six suggestions for the management of eating disorders.
Encourage the patient to seek medical help and not to be forceful.
Encourage the person not to blame herself/himself or feel guilty.
Educate the family, friends regarding the disorder and encourage them to attend family
counseling sessions.
Encourage the patient to attend support groups and read current literature.
Encourage the patient not to skip meals or talk about dieting.
Educate yourself about the eating disorder.