What behavior is the nurse most likely to assess in an adolescent with anorexia nervosa (AN)?
a. Eats in secrecy
b. Uses food as a coping mechanism
c. Has a marked preoccupation with food
d. Lacks awareness of how eating affects weight loss
ANS: C
Individuals with AN display great interest in food. They prepare meals for others, talk about food, and hoard food. During meals, food play may occur to appear as if the person is eating. Persons with AN consume a small amount of food, so they have no need to eat in secrecy. Individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) usually binge privately. Food is not used as a coping mechanism in AN, as is common in BN. Individuals with AN know about the relationship between calorie intake and calorie expenditure. They can regulate intake and then exercise to not gain or to lose weight.
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