Anorexia Quizzes, Questions & Answers

According to the data of the Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders, 24 million people in the US suffer from a form of eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia and binge eating. Of these, 10-15% are anorexic male. Alarmingly, 15% of young anorexic women in the US remain undiagnosed even though they display a disordered eating behavior and pattern.

Anorexia, which has a crude mortality rate of 4% according to the American Journal of Psychiatry (2009), is a mental disorder characterized by obsession with slim figure, abnormal eating habits, restrictive behavior towards food intake, morbid fear of becoming fat and an aberrant self-perception of their body. How can a person be classified as anorexic? What degree of food restriction must qualify a person to be anorexic? What are the treatments available? Try the following quizzes to test your knowledge about anorexia.

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How Much About Anorexia Do You Know?

. Eating disorders like anorexia are more common in females than in males. The risk of developing an eating disorder is greater in actors, models, dancers, and athletes in sports where appearance and or weight are important....

Questions: 6 | Attempts: 585 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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Anorexia Nervosa is associated with?

Osteoporosis

Depression

Brain Abnormalities

All of the Above

Quiz For My Anorexia Project

Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight. It affects a large number of people in the world and some people find it hard to come back from it. Take the...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 426 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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After a small meal people with anorexia will feel bloated becuase their stomach has shrunk.

True

False

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