What Is the Range of Expected Weight Gain for Stable

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is the range of expected weight gain for stable hospital patients with anorexia nervosa?

• A) up to 1 pound per week
• B) 2 to 3 pounds per week
• C) 3 to 4 pounds per week
• D) at least 5 pounds per week

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Definitions:

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Motivated Forgetting

A psychological theory that suggests individuals may forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously, due to the memories being distressful or threatening.

Anxiety-Arousing Memories

Recollections of past events that trigger feelings of fear, worry, or apprehension.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.