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WorksheetsRumination and Pica disorders
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the primary characteristic of rumination disorder?
Repeated regurgitation of food
Persistent vomiting
Avoidance of food due to fear of weight gain
Eating non- nutritive substances
At what age does rumination disorder is commonly begin?
Adolescent
Adulthood
Infancy
Late childhood
Which of the following best differentiates between rumination disorder and vomiting due to medical illness
Presence of nausea
Pain associated with regurgitation
Involuntary vomiting after eating
Regurgitating is voluntary or without distress
Which of the following is not typically a cause of rumination Disorder?
Substance abuse
Stress or neglect
Gastrointestinal issues
A learned behaviour pattern
Rumination disorder is often accompanied by nutritional deficiencies?
True
False
Rumination disorder only occurs in individuals with intellectual disabilities?
True
False
Pica involves the persistent eating of what kind of substances?
High fat foods
Spicy foods
Rotten food
Non-nutritive, non-food substances
Which of the following is a common item consumed by individuals with pica?
Bread
Ice cream
Chalk
Rice
Pica is most commonly seen in which population group?
Teenagers
Infants and individuals with developmental disorder
Elderly individuals
Professional athletes
Which deficiency is commonly associated with pica?
Vitamin A
Iron
Vitamin C
Calcium
The consumption of ice (pagophagia) is a form of pica?
True
False
Pica is diagnosed only if a behaviour is developmentally inappropriate and not culturally sanctioned?
True
False
