Author Question: Nedra is a 16-year old girl who is overweight for her height and body frame. Nedra often feels ... (Read 64 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Nedra is a 16-year old girl who is overweight for her height and body frame. Nedra
often feels depressed, and gorges herself on sweets as a means of coping with her
sadness.

After Nedra binges, she feels ashamed and berates herself for losing control.
To compensate, Nedra fasts for the next two or three days by only drinking water.
According to this description, it is most likely that Nedra would meet criteria for:
a. Anorexia, restricting type
b. Anorexia, binge-eating/purging type
c. Bulimia, purging type
d. Bulimia, non-purging type
e. Binge-eating disorder

Question 2

Some groups that have been quick to create lists of evidence-based psychological interventions are

a. insurance companies.
b. specific groups within the APA.
c. colleges, universities, and other educational institutions.
d. drug companies.