After completing this course you’ll be able to:
| 1. | State how bulimia nervosa was identified as a separate disorder. |
| 2. | State the name of the manual that reflects the standard criteria for eating disorders. |
| 3. | Describe the four criteria for anorexia nervosa and include the two subtypes. |
| 4. | List two contributing factors to compulsive exercising. |
| 5. | List the diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa. |
| 6. | Describe the BN psychological behavior. |
| 7. | Discuss the criteria for eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). |
| 8. | Describe the prognosis for AN and BN. |
| 9. | Define “spectrum hypothesis.” |
| 10. | Compare structured diagnostic interviews and semi-structured interviews. |
| 11. | Define objective and subjective binge eating episodes. |
| 12. | Describe Bruch’s psychological model. |
| 13. | List the two broad classes of risk factors that produce eating disorders according to Fairburn. |
| 14. | Briefly describe the addiction model by Wilson. |
| 15. | List the four cognitive maintaining processes that interfere with change and interact with the core eating disorder disturbances. |
| 16. | Discuss hormonal theories of eating disorders. |
| 17. | Describe the danger of ipecac abuse. |
| 18. | State the greatest challenge the clinician faces when discussing change being difficult and fear provoking. |
| 19. | State the body mass index when the patient is diagnosed with AN (Table 12). |
| 20. | Discuss factors that influence treatment decisions, such as age, gender and race/ethnicity. |
| 21. | Describe the diversity of treatment. |
| 22. | Describe the “RU curve.” |
| 23. | Describe the three phases of cognitive behavior therapy for the BN. |
| 24. | Discuss the importance of self-monitoring in cognitive behavior therapy for AN (Clinical Pearl, page 49). |
| 25. | Define the “Anorexia Wish.” |
| 26. | Describe the golden rule in promoting weight gain. |
| 27. | State the purpose of a Dysfunctional Thought Record. |
| 28. | Describe “mood intolerance” according to Fairburn et al. (2003) and dysfunctional mood modulatory behavior. |
| 29. | Describe the interpersonal problems of the adolescent with AN. |
| 30. | Describe body shape education and cognitive restructuring. |
| 31. | List the three approaches according to Maudsley regarding family therapy in adolescents and children. |
| 32. | Describe the “refeeding syndrome.” |
| 33. | Discuss psychodynamic therapy. |
| 34. | Describe nonspecific clinical management. |
| 35. | Describe interpersonal psychotherapy. |
| 36. | List the four stages in motivational enhancement therapy and describe each. |
| 37. | State reasons as to why there is little evidence for the treatment of AN. |
| 38. | Describe the steps of compulsory treatment. |