Eating & Personality Disorders MCQs for Nursing Exams

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Eating & Personality Disorders questions for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state nursing officer exams, split into 4 topics. Open a topic to read sample questions with answers, or start free practice. Every question comes with a simple-English explanation.

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Eating & Personality Disorders topics

General 105Personality Disorder 77Anorexia Nervosa 65Bulimia Nervosa 15

Sample Eating & Personality Disorders questions

Q1. The common ECG finding in anorexia nervosa is:

  1. ST elevation
  2. Sinus tachycardia
  3. Left bundle branch block
  4. Bradycardia
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Answer: D. Bradycardia

Anorexia – cardiac complications – Bradycardia (common on ECG), arrhythmias, hypotension and heart failure; cardiac problems occur in 87% of affected youth.

Q2. The 'chipmunk' face in bulimia is due to:

  1. Parotid swelling
  2. Cushingoid fat
  3. Facial oedema
  4. Thyroid swelling
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Answer: A. Parotid swelling

Bulimia – vomiting effects – Parotid swelling ('chipmunk' face), conjunctival haemorrhages, enamel erosion, dental caries, oesophagitis or oesophageal rupture.

Q3. Key nursing intervention for a patient with antisocial personality disorder is:

  1. Flexible rules for the patient
  2. Clear limits followed by all staff
  3. Special privileges for good mood
  4. Avoiding all confrontation
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Answer: B. Clear limits followed by all staff

Antisocial personality – nursing care – guard against manipulation; set clear, realistic limits that all staff follow; document behaviour objectively.

Q4. Purging after eating and misuse of laxatives and diuretics to lose weight are typical of:

  1. Rumination disorder
  2. Pica
  3. Bulimia nervosa
  4. Binge-eating disorder
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Answer: C. Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa – extreme measures to lose weight: purging after eating, diet pills, diuretics, laxatives and extreme exercise.

Q5. Severe anorexia nervosa can produce which cardiovascular finding?

  1. Sustained hypertensive crisis
  2. Persistent ventricular pacing
  3. Bradycardia
  4. Bounding hyperdynamic pulse
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Answer: C. Bradycardia

Starvation may cause a slow pulse and low blood pressure. (Source: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders)

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Is Eating & Personality Disorders asked in NORCET and other nursing officer exams?

Nursing exams test the core nursing subjects, so this subject is useful for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state exams. Check your exam's official syllabus for exact weightage.

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