Awareness of Eating Disoreders

* Eating disorders cause physical damage to the body of the individual suffering.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

* Eating disorders only affect women
Only women suffer from eating disorders.

* Dissatisfaction with one’s body causes eating disorders.

* Eating disorders are discussed among my peers.

* Eating disorders can be caused due to biological factors such as heredity.

* Eating disorders can be treated.

* Adolescents and young adults are more prone to developing eating disorders.

* Men do not suffer from eating disorders.

* If an individual eats a lot and then engages in compensatory behaviour such as purging or exercising he/she is not suffering from an eating disorder.

* In order to be diagnosed with an eating disorder an individual’s body weight must be below the normal weight for his/her height and age.