Question

9.2: matching activity
match the term with the correct definition.
acid reflux disorder
a. mental illness characterized by abnormal eating or disturbances in eating habits.
constipation
b. disordered eating pattern characterized by an obsession with healthy eating; leads to negative consequences.
disordered eating
c. attempts to rid the body of food.
eating disorder
d. condition in which a mixture of digested food and acid moves from the stomach to the lower esophagus, resulting in heartburn.
lanugo
e. range of irregular eating behaviors; may or may not lead to diagnosis of a specific eating disorder.
orthorexia
f. infrequent or delayed hard, dry bowel movements.
purging
g. fine hair that grows all over the body as a result of starvation due to anorexia nervosa.

Explanation:

• Acid reflux disorder: Definition D describes acid moving from stomach to esophagus (heartburn), which is acid reflux.
• Constipation: Definition F about infrequent/delayed hard - dry bowel movements matches constipation.
• Disordered eating: Definition E mentions a range of irregular eating behaviors (may or may not lead to a specific disorder), which is disordered eating.
• Eating disorder: Definition A refers to a mental illness with abnormal eating (like anorexia, bulimia), which is an eating disorder.
• Lanugo: Definition G about fine hair due to starvation (from anorexia nervosa) is lanugo.
• Orthorexia: Definition B about obsession with healthy eating (leading to negative consequences) is orthorexia.
• Purging: Definition C about ridding the body of food (like in bulimia) is purging.

Answer:

acid reflux disorder - D, constipation - F, disordered eating - E, eating disorder - A, lanugo - G, orthorexia - B, purging - C