Describe Two of the Types of Questions That Karl Tomm

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Essay

Describe two of the types of questions that Karl Tomm (1987a, 1987b, 1988) describes as being appropriate for family interviewing.

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Definitions:

Bulimia

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors, such as purging, to prevent weight gain.

Underweight

A term describing a person whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy, often assessed in relation to an individual's height using the body mass index (BMI).

Overweight

A condition where a person weighs more than is considered normal or healthy, often measured as a body mass index (BMI) over 25.

Hysteria

Historically, a medical diagnosis primarily assigned to women, attributed to disturbances of the uterus and considered manifest through emotional excess, now regarded as an outdated and sexist term.