Catherine is a perfectionist and puts immense pressure on herself to perform well in school. Her self-worth is largely derived from others' opinions of her. She also has a distorted body image, and engaged in disordered eating in secret, often feeling
guilty for her destructive behavior. Based on her characteristics, Catherine most likely engaged in which type of disordered eating?
A) Bulimia
B) Pica
C) Failure to Thrive
D) Anorexia Nervosa
Answer: A
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A. Difficulty in operationalizing the definition. B. Subjectivity in clinical judgments of disturbance. C. Provision of data collection sources rather than the DSM IV classification. D. A variety of state definitions exist, resulting in diverse identification procedures. E. Exclusion of social maladjustment.
Adolescent students with reading problems often __________
A. have a basic mistrust of authority B. do not have literate role models in their lives C. show signs of learned helplessness D. all of the above
Which of the following is true of testing and assessment?
a. Assessment is more broadly defined than testing. b. Testing is more broadly defined than assessment. c. Assessment and testing have the same definition. d. None of the above
If a stressful situation is one that is beyond your control and there aren't effective ways to change it, you can reduce some of your stress by ______.
a. using problem-focused coping strategies b. using emotion-focused coping strategies c. ruminating over the cause of your problems d. trying to learn some new skills