CBC Psychology of Obesity 3

Question 1

A counselor using motivational interviewing hears a patient say, 'I really want to be healthier for my kids, but I love food too much.' What is the most appropriate initial response?

Accepted Answer

Reflect the ambivalence and explore the patient's own motivations for change

Answer

Motivational interviewing responds to ambivalence with reflective listening to elicit the patient's own change talk rather than confrontation or advice.

Question 2

Which finding is most consistent with the concept of weight stigma internalization?

Accepted Answer

A patient applies negative societal stereotypes about weight to herself, worsening depression and disordered eating

Answer

Internalized weight bias means adopting society's anti-fat stereotypes toward oneself, which is linked to poorer mental health and eating outcomes.

Question 3

A patient who was denied a job promotion says the interviewer kept glancing at her body. Research suggests experiences of weight discrimination most often lead to which behavioral outcome?

Accepted Answer

Increased eating and avoidance of exercise, promoting further weight gain

Answer

Studies show weight discrimination paradoxically increases obesity risk by triggering stress eating and exercise avoidance rather than motivating weight loss.

Question 4

Which childhood experience shows the strongest documented association with adult obesity in the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) research?

Accepted Answer

Cumulative exposure to abuse and household dysfunction

Answer

The ACE studies found a dose-response relationship between cumulative childhood adversity and adult obesity risk.

Question 5

A patient says she eats when she is bored, lonely, or anxious rather than when physically hungry. The counselor's first skill-building target should be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Helping her differentiate emotional triggers from physiological hunger cues

Answer

Interventions for emotional eating begin with building awareness that distinguishes emotional triggers from true hunger.

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