Anorexia Nervosa

question 167

Multiple Choice

Anorexia nervosa

• A) occurs about equally in both young and old people.
• B) occurs mostly in people with low education.
• C) occurs about equally in both sexes.
• D) can be fatal.

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Definitions:

Attachments

Emotional bonds that form between individuals, such as between children and their caregivers, crucial for personal development.

Anxious

Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Flavor Aversion Conditioning

The process by which an organism learns to avoid a food or flavor that it associates with illness or discomfort.

Lateral Amygdala

A section of the amygdala that appears to be responsible for the elicitation of conditioned fear and conditioned flavor aversion.