Dr. gaudiani Educational content

Ch. 1 Knowledge Check

True or False: The elimination diet that had been instructed by the dietitian would never happen with a dietitian who had expertise in eating disorders.

• True
• False

True or False: The elimination diet that had been instructed by the dietitian was considered an appropriate strategy for the little girl.

• True
• False

Ch. 2 Knowledge Check

True or False: The house on fire is a metaphorical story made specifically for anorexia nervosa patients to help combat the delusion that they are fine.

• True
• False

Ch. 3 Knowledge Check

True or False: When a patient with an eating disorder is told not to exercise, it validates their eating disorder.

• True
• False

True or False: Asking patients to perform physical activity reinforces their eating disorder perception that movement is for burning calories.

• True
• False

Ch. 4 Knowledge Check

True or False: If maximizing for productivity isn’t necessarily the right thing to do, then rest and recharge will prove to be much more productive.

• True
• False

True or False: Having the ability to say yes to something you care about and saying no to your other priorities is one way to keep your energy expenditure balanced.

• True
• False

Ch. 5 Knowledge Check

True or False: Those that become an appreciative achiever do not achieve as much or live up to their own expectations.

• True
• False

True or False: Our souls need to receive acknowledgment when we’ve done something. That accomplishment doesn’t have to be big or important, it just needs to be recognized.

• True
• False

Ch. 6 Knowledge Check

True or False: Meal plans that include ”fear foods” are considered more dangerous than restriction.

• True
• False

True or False: Some patients who became ill during adolescence not only need to recover from anorexia nervosa, but also go through adolescence during their 20s and 30s.

• True
• False

Ch. 7 Knowledge Check

True or False: The failure of doing the psychological tasks of “I know how I feel,” “I’m kind to that feeling,” and “I can soothe myself” may turn into an eating disorder.

• True
• False

True or False: Both sides of the patient (coin) typically gains the same amount of attention.

• True
• False

Ch. 8 Knowledge

True or False: Implementing recovery work gives patients the ability to stop acting on their own mental illness.

• True
• False

True or False: Distance between their current life and their actual ability to live the well version of themselves validates the presence of the illness.

• True
• False

Ch. 9 Knowledge Check

True or False: The first step is to recognize when we are being self-critical, then we are able to reframe the situation.

• True
• False

True or False: Labeling a harsh experience as painful instead of judging it, can offer comfort and the ability to release it and move on.

• True
• False

Ch. 10 Knowledge Check

True or False: The industry powerfully draws out people’s insecurities in order to sell them the solution.

• True
• False

True or False: Highly palatable and less nutritious foods are consistently marketed toward poor communities, both of color and upper-class white neighborhoods.

• True
• False

Ch. 11 Knowledge Check

True or False: Patients who feel helpless and stuck in recovery may not be able to be self-directed due to feeling anxious, stressed, and malnourished.

• True
• False

True or False: The patient needs to be able to proactively seek and accept a solution and not resist the treatment.

• True
• False

Ch. 12 Knowledge Check

True or False: In moments where the patient is failing to improve, it is important to continue to be with them and help them find answers while they are with the doctor.

• True
• False

True or False: When the next step for the patient is unknown, there is the option to walk with them on the journey to find answers to relief of their symptoms and make thoughtful, evidence-based decisions together.

• True
• False