It is CRUCIAL that you do not look ANYTHING up about eating disorders before/during you take this quiz. Do NOT change ANY of your answers after answering them as this can affect my results and research and do NOT read ahead in the questions. Keep in mind they’re may be some trick questions, so do not pick an answer because you think it’ll be right, answer with what you truly believe. If a question says to explain, please explain to the best of your abilities. Feel free to add any explanations or notes you feel like you want to add to the ones that don’t require an explanation.
1, Are there any eating disorders besides anorexia and bulimia?
Yes/No
2. Is there an eating disorder that involves eating too much?
Yes/No
3. Do you know what Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) is? If so, describe.
4. Does eating disorders affect just women?
Yes/No
5. Does eating disorders only affect teens?
Yes/No
6. Does eating disorders only affect upper-class caucasian teens?
7. If you’re using laxatives compulsively to try to lose weight, is that an eating disorder? If you believe so, which one?
Yes/No
8. If you’re exercising compulsively to lose weight, to the point where the behaviour is obsessive, is that an eating disorder? If so,
which one?
9. Are all bulimics underweight like anorexics? Explain your answer.
10. Is every girl you see who’s underweight anorexic?
Yes/No
11. What causes an eating disorder? List and explain any you can.
12. Is pica, the compulsive crazings for eating/chewing/licking non-food items such as chalk or glue an eating disorder?
13. Is bulimia the only eating disorder where a person binges and purges(eats a large amount of food and then vomits it up afterwards purposely)? If you believe it’s not, please explain.
Yes/No
14. Do anorexics eat at all?
Yes/No
15. If a person eat junk food, such as chips, cake, candy, does this mean they cannot be anorexic? Explain if you believe this is not true.
True/False
16. Is an eating disorder just a phase?
Yes/No
17. If someone eats normal around people, does this mean they do not have an eating disorder?
Yes/No
18. If someone is extremely overweight, does this mean it’s impossible to have an eating disorder? Explain your answer.
19. Which of the following mental disorders kill the most people among all psychological illnesses?
Depression
Schizophrenia
Eating disorders
Bi-polar disorder
20. Do you believe eating disorders are a choice? Explain.
21. Do you believe anorexia is “dieting gone bad”? Explain.
22. Do you believe this statement is true: “the media is to blame”? Explain.
23. Can a person with an eating disorder only have one?
Yes/No
24. Is it true that an eating disorder will be recovered 100% after treatment?
True/False
