Practice Question
What is the main issue for adolescents with anorexia nervosa?
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Correct Answer:
Body image
Rationale:
💙 Adolescents with anorexia nervosa struggle most with a distorted body image, believing they are overweight even when severely underweight.
💙 This distortion fuels restrictive eating, compulsive exercising, and obsessive calorie control.
💙 Their perception of their body is irrational and resistant to reassurance, making it a core pathology in the disorder.
💙 Body image disturbance leads to denial of illness severity, making treatment difficult.
💙 Addressing body image distortion is crucial for long-term recovery and relapse prevention.
❌ Incorrect Options
❌ Control
– Control issues exist, but they arise because of body-image distortion, not as the primary problem.
❌ Appropriate behavior
– Anorexia is not a behavioral etiquette issue; it is a psychiatric disorder.
❌ Anxiety
– Anxiety is common, but it is a symptom, not the root cause.
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Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: 💎Examplify-PN
- Domain: 🤦🏼♀️ Mental Health-PN
- Answer Choices: 4