1. Which of these
eating behaviors would you consider bingeing?
a1
b1
c1
The correct answer is a,
b and c. People binge in different ways, they can be
low-grade bingers, or full blown bingers, but eating when
one is not physically hungry, is considered a binge.
2. What is the definition of emotional
eating?
a2
b2
c2
The correct answer is a, b
and c.
Emotional Eating = the use of food
or “food thoughts” to distract from any thought or feeling a
person would rather avoid. ANY uncomfortable feeling
can trigger a “food thought”.
3.
People with eating disorders are:
a3
b3
c3
The correct answer is a, b
and c.
4.Compulsive eaters:
a4
b4
c4
The
correct answer is a.
Most compulsive eaters eat when they are emotionally upset,
they very rarely eat slowly, and people can graze all day
long and not necessarily be compulsive eaters.
5. What are the reasons people binge?
a5
b5
c5
Answers a, b and c are all correct.
People binge for different but similar reasons.
6. The underlying causes of obesity are:
a6
b6
c6
The correct answer is a. According to the NIH (National
Institute of Health), the underlying causes of obesity
are still unknown. Most treatment models assume the obese
eat considerably more than the non-obese and that daily
food intake must be restricted in order to ensure weight
loss. This belief is directly opposed by many experts:
Stunkard, Cool, Lindquist, and Meyers (1980), and Garner
and Wooley (1991) who contend that most obese people do
NOT eat more than the general population. Therefore, the
evidence would suggest that obesity is caused by a
multitude of factors that are difficult to determine.
There may be genetic, physiologic, biochemical,
environmental, cultural, socioeconomic, and
psychological conditions. It is important to recognize
that being overweight is not simply a problem of will
power as it is commonly assumed.
7. Binge Eating Disorder is characterized
by the following:
a7
b7
c7
The
correct answer is a. An episode of binge eating
is characterized by of the following: Eating in a
discrete period of time (e.g., within
any 2-hour period), an amount of food
that is definitely larger than most
people would eat during a similar period
of time and similar circumstances.
8. What is the
biggest stumbling block that prevents compulsive
eaters from starting recovery according to the
Something Fishy website Poll started in June 1, 2005?
a8
b8
c8
The correct answer
is b. The poll showed that
20% were stopped by fear, 21% by their body image and
14% by not being ready.
9.
Overeating, compulsive overeating and binge eating
disorder are:
a9
b9
c9
The correct answer is c. Men and
Women living with Binge Eating Disorder suffer a
combination of symptoms similar to those of Compulsive
Overeaters and Bulimia. The sufferer periodically goes
on large binges, consuming an unusually large quantity
of food in a short period of time (less than 2 hours)
uncontrollably, eating until they are uncomfortably full
but do not purge. People suffering with Compulsive
Overeating have what is characterized as an "addiction"
to food, using food and eating as a way to hide from
their emotions, to fill a void they feel inside, and to
cope with daily stresses and problems in their lives.
10. In
1920, women attained the right to vote. This was
also the first year:
a10
b10
c10
The correct answer is a. According to the WAC STATS: Facts
About
Women, 1920 was the first year of the miss America
pageant and the year that women attained the right to vote.
So,
Name,
how did you do? There are still many things we
don't know about eating disorders. But, we do know
that people with eating disorders can find health and
happiness in their lives with proper care and
professional help.
Mine is a journey that has taught me that
being fat is neither about lack of willpower nor lack of
self-discipline. Fat is about issues of anger,
self-esteem, families and the messages we all
internalize about our own bodies. Being overweight is
about loneliness, emptiness, and voids that we try to
fill with food. Being fat is the price we pay for
failure to live up to impossible, unattainable, and
unreasonable standards that someone else has set for us.
I have devoted my professional career to
helping people just like you and me. For a free
consultation to discuss your situation and how I might
help you, please contact me
today.
Thank you,
Dr. Virginia Porcello
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