Purging Techniques and the Misuse of Laxatives and Diuretics to Prevent

question 23

Multiple Choice

Purging techniques and the misuse of laxatives and diuretics to prevent weight gain are collectively referred to as:

• A) inappropriate compensatory behaviours
• B) weight-loss techniques
• C) bingeing behaviour
• D) compensatory management behaviours

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Definitions:

Stranger Wariness

A developmental stage in infants and young children where they start to show apprehension or fear towards unfamiliar people.

Excessively

Doing or having something in a way that is beyond what is normal, necessary, or reasonable; overly or to an undue degree.

Percent

A mathematical term used to describe a portion of 100, denoting a fraction of a whole in terms of equal parts per hundred.

Social Smile

A smile evoked by a human face, normally first evident in infants about 6 weeks after birth.