Test Your Eating Disorder Knowledge!
Test your knowledge of eating disorders!
- 1.The main reason people develop eating disorders is to draw attention to themselves.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Someone suffering from an eating disorder will always have a low body weight.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3._________________ is a mental illness characterised by extremely low body weight, distorted body image and an obsessive fear of gaining weight, resulting in a loss of appetite and fear of eating.
- 4.What does EDNOS stand for?
- A.
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
- B.
Eating Disorder Not Overly Serious.
- C.
Eating Disorder Not Openly Shared
- 5.What is one of the differences between Anorexia and Bulimia?
- A.
Everyone who has bulimia dies.
- B.
Anorexia is a mental illness, bulimia is not.
- C.
Bulimia is not as serious as anorexia.
- D.
Only bulimics abuse laxatives.
- E.
Anorexics can often be identified by low body weight, whereas bulimics may be overweight due to binge eating.
- 6.Roughly how many people are thought to be suffering from eating disorders in the UK currently?
- A.
100,000
- B.
700,000
- C.
1.15 million
- D.
100
- E.
900,000
- 7.Why are Pro-Ana and Pro-Mia sites so dangerous? (Mark all that apply)
- A.
They actively encourage sufferers to hide their illnesses.
- B.
They are easy to find and tell people that eating disorders are a "lifestyle choice" rather than mental illnesses.
- C.
Lots of young children use the internet.
- D.
They can hack your card details and send you spam.
- E.
They are illegal.
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