The Two Most Common Eating Disorders Are ≪KT>anorexia Nervosa<

question 199

Multiple Choice

The two most common eating disorders are <KT>anorexia nervosa< / KT> and <KT>bulimia< / KT>; however,____.

• A)bulimia nervosa is slightly more common than anorexia nervosa
• B)anorexia nervosa is slightly more common than bulimia nervosa
• C)anorexia nervosa is more common in males than it is in females
• D)bulimia nervosa is more common in males than it is in females

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Definitions:

Frustration

The psychological experience produced by the blocking of a desired goal or fulfillment of a perceived need.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of their own and others' behaviors and events.

Balance Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals maintain their attitudes and beliefs in harmony to avoid cognitive dissonance, focusing on triadic relationships between an individual, another person, and an object or idea.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon involving discomfort experienced by an individual who holds contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes simultaneously.