What factors put males at risk for developing eating disorders? ...

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What factors put males at risk for developing eating disorders?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A key feature of the MMPI-2 is that
 
  A) it has merged the adult and adolescent forms into one.
  B) it now includes open-ended questions to examine cognitive distortions.
  C) the clinical scales measure the same properties of personality organization as they always have.
  D) the validity scales have been discarded.

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Answer to Question 1

Homosexual males and those who were fat as children are at a higher risk for developing eating disorders. It is
thought that homosexuality may be a risk factor as thinness may be perceived as attractive by this community.
Children who are fat as children, especially those who are teased, are likely to be more self conscious about their
appearance and, as a result, more likely to engage in efforts to control their weight. This, both homosexuality and
early obesity may, in effect, make males more like females with respect to the level of concern they feel about
their physical appearance. Other groups that are at risk for developing eating disorders are those males who
restrict their food intake for some other purpose, such as to improve their performance in a sport or to avoid
developing some weight-related illness that they may be at risk for.

Answer to Question 2

C