Exam 12: Disordered Eating and Exercise Patterns in Athletes

Why does the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission recommend that coaches not be involved in determining or evaluating an athlete's weight or body composition?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), lists which one of the following as a criterion for anorexia nervosa?

Summarize what is currently known about disordered eating and eating disorders in male athletes.

The two subtypes of anorexia nervosa are ____.

One of the results of a prolonged energy deficit is the suppression of menstruation in female athletes.

Irregular or absent menstruation results in a loss of bone mineral density and is associated with a greater incidence of lower leg stress fractures in distance runners.

Which condition is much more prevalent in males than in females?

What is one of the reasons why combat athletes, such as wrestlers, who restrict food and purge to "make weight" are not considered to have an eating disorder?

Which of the following characteristics is least likely associated with anorexia athletica?

Which statement best fits with a description of normal eating?

A normal amount of exercise is ____.

What effect does amenorrhea in athletes have on stress fractures?

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa share many clinical features, although ____ is a major difference between these two conditions.

Which of the following is true regarding male athletes and eating disorders?

Those with bulimia nervosa are usually obese.

How do the terms eating disorder and disordered eating compare?

One sign of disordered eating is _____.

What is the prevalence of bulimia nervosa in late-adolescent and early-adult females?

Weight cycling is a common characteristic of both anorexia athletica and anorexia nervosa.

In females, the prevalence of bulimia nervosa is greater than the prevalence of anorexia nervosa.