Exam 12: Disordered Eating and Exercise Patterns in Athletes

It is recommended that coaches not suggest to an athlete that weight should be reduced because of the influence the coach has over an athlete's behavior.

If a coach is concerned about an athlete's eating and exercise patterns, when and how should the coach intervene?

What are the three distinct but interrelated factors associated with the Female Athlete Triad?

Therapy for bulimia nervosa should focus most on issues surrounding both self-esteem and ____.

Why are eating disorders classified as psychiatric diseases?

Suppression of menstruation in female athletes is due to low body fat stores.

Disordered eating in athletes is particularly hard to define because an athlete's normal eating pattern may be one of ____.

Eating disorders are classified as psychiatric diseases because control, body image, and self-esteem are underlying factors.

A binge is described as eating a large amount of food that is ____.

Amenorrhea is defined as an ____.

Which behavior would least likely to be associated with a binge-eating disorder?

The medical term for a pathological preoccupation with gaining muscle mass is __________.

The prevalence of anorexia athletica is ____.

Two methods used by individuals with bulimia nervosa to prevent food from being absorbed are vomiting and ____.

In those with anorexia athletica, the primary purpose of a low body weight is performance rather than appearance.

Because some athletes must follow fairly strict eating guidelines to support their training, recovery, and performance goals, it is ____.