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51) Families of young women with eating disorders tend to be ________ cohesive and nurturing and ________ overprotective than those of young women without eating disorders. A) less; less B) less; more C) more; less D) more; more 52) Systems theorists view anorexia as ________. A) a type of weight phobia B) an effort to remain a prepubescent child C) a method for diverting family attention from marital tensions and family conflict onto themselves D) a method for punishing overdemanding, manipulative parents 53) Interest in the biological underpinnings of eating disorders, especially bulimia, has largely focused on the role of the neurotransmitter ________. A) serotonin B) dopamine C) epinephrine D) acetylcholine 54) Prozac appears to ________ episodes in patients with bulimia nervosa. A) decrease binge-eating B) increase binge-eating C) decrease purging D) increase purging 55) Recent research concerning bulimia has implicated _________ and the reward circuitry in the brain. A) dopamine B) serotonin C) GABA D) norepinephrine 56) Canadian studies have found that adolescent girls with _________ were twice as likely to develop eating disorders. A) epilepsy B) type-1 diabetes C) lupus D) chronic fatigue syndrome 57) Studies of twins have found ________ for a genetic component to anorexia and ________ for a genetic component to bulimia. A) no evidence; no evidence B) support; no evidence C) evidence; no support D) evidence; evidence 58) Greater ________ for anorexia is also found among MZ than among DZ twins (50% versus 5%), suggesting that genetics plays a role in anorexia. A) concordance B) support C) alleles D) DNA overlap 59) The specific cognitive-behavioural techniques widely used for successfully treating bulimia are ________. A) exposure and response prevention B) chain-breaking and response cost C) negative reinforcement and cue-controlled relaxation D) systematic desensitization and response cost 60) The therapeutic approach MOST supported by research in treating bulimia is ________ therapy. A) traditional psychoanalysis B) family-ecological C) cognitive-behavioural D) sociocultural