Bulimia Nervosa

question 104

Multiple Choice

Bulimia nervosa

• A)is a major cause of obesity.
• B)involves recurrent episodes of binging and purging, with severe weight loss.
• C)involves recurrent episodes of binging and purging, with maintenance of a relatively normal weight.
• D)is a form of self-starvation resulting in extremely low body weight.
• E)is a major cause of death among adolescents and young adults.

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Definitions:

P Value

A statistical measure that indicates the probability of obtaining the observed results of a study by chance alone, often used to test hypotheses.

Correlational Study

A research method that examines the relationship between two or more variables to determine whether and how they change together.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of how much the values in a set differ or spread out.

Normal Distribution

The normal distribution, often called the Gaussian distribution, is a bell-shaped curve that describes the spread of a characteristic throughout a population where most occurrences take place around the average value.