Chapter 14: Eating, Sleep, and Psychophysiological Disorders
Multiple Choice Quiz


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1.  

__ is an eating disorder in which a person refuses to maintain body weight.



2.  

A body weight that is __ or more below the expected minimum leads to a diagnosis of anorexia.



3.  

__ is the absence of menstruation.



4.  

Missing at least ____ cycles is necessary for a diagnosis of anorexia.



5.  

__ is a strategy such as vomiting or the use of laxatives that is designed to prevent weight gain.



6.  

Purging is often used following an eating ___.



7.  

__ is an eating disorder in which the major symptoms are binges and behavior such as purging.



8.  

___ are eating disorders that are under voluntary control and that involve behaviors designed to achieve a specific goal.



9.  

The __ is a structure in the brain that is responsible for the control of appetite.



10.  

__ is a crucial neurotransmitter in the hypothalamus that is linked to enacting disorders.



11.  

___ is an amino acid that is converted into serotonin in the body.



12.  

__ is a relatively rare eating disorder that is most common in children and is characterized by eating nonnutritive substances.



13.  

__ is a rare eating disorder that is most common in children and involves repeated regurgitation.



14.  

__ is a type of primary sleep disorder that involves problems with the amount, quality, or timing of sleep.



15.  

__ is a type of sleep disorder that involves abnormal behavior associated with sleep such as sleepwalking.

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