NU 643 (Psychiatry) STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPLETE RATED A.
1. What is the
DSM5 criteria
for anorexia nervosa?
2. Anorexia nervosa is a weight
under ---% of ideal body weight
3. Anorexia nervosa can be distinguished from
bulimia nervosa
by body mass
index < --- or
body weight <
---% of ideal body
weight
4. What are the two
types of anorexia
nervosa?
5. What is the
restricting type
of anorexia nervosa?
A. Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements,
leading to significantly low body weight in the context of
age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health.
[significantly low = less than minimally normal or expected]
B.Intense fear of gaining weight or of becoming fat, or
persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain, even
though at a significantly low weight.
C. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or
shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or
shape on self-evaluation, or persistent lack of recognition
of the seriousness of the current body weight.
<85%
<17 BMI<85% ideal body weight
Restricting type
Binge-eating/purging type
In the restricting type the individual has not engaged in
recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behavior in
the last three months.