The Most Effective Programs to Prevent Eating Disorders Are Ones

question 72

Multiple Choice

The most effective programs to prevent eating disorders are ones that

• A) provide adolescents with a good deal of information about the harmful effects of eating disorders.
• B) target high-risk groups rather than the general adolescent population and focus on older rather than younger adolescents.
• C) identify adolescents who are genetically at risk of developing an eating disorder and provide intensive interventions for that group.
• D) target males rather than females, because the rate of eating disorders among males is increasing at a much faster rate than among females.

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