2. Have you tried to lose or gain a lot of weight recently?
yes
no

3. Has your weight been relatively stable for the last 1-3 months?
yes
no

4. Have you recently substantially increased or decreased the number of meals or the portion size that you regularly eat?
yes
no

5. Do you spend a lot of time thinking about food, such as when, where, and what you will eat?
yes
no

6. Do you eat significantly more or less when you are upset/angry/emotional?
yes
no

7. Do you often take diet pills or eat/drink diet foods (SlimFast, Weight Watchers, etc.)?
yes
no

8. Do you use laxatives, diuretics, ipecac, self-induced vomiting, or excessive exercise to rid your body of food?
yes
no

9. Do you keep track of calories, fat grams, etc.?
yes
no

10. Do you sleep at least 6-8 hours a night?
yes
no

11. Do you have "nightmares" in which you eat a lot of food or a "forbidden" food?
yes
no

12. Do you eat when you are hungry?
yes
no

13. Do people ever mention concern over your weight?
yes
no

14. Is your concentration at school/work just as good as usual?
yes
no

15. Do you refuse to eat in public, but will eat in private (or vice-versa)?
yes
no

16. Do you research weight loss methods?
yes
no

17. Do you often get upset or angry with yourself, or do you often feel guilty, after eating?
yes
no

18. Do you attend parties and social events if they interest you (regardless of whether food will be served)?
yes
no

19. Have you been consistently called a "perfectionist," an "over-achiever," or a similar term by friends/family/people at school or work?
yes
no

20. Are you taking this test in public, where others can see the computer screen?
yes
no

21. Have you done significant research on anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders -- whether online or at the library?
yes
no

22. Do you feel upset if you gain a few pounds or weigh in above your "ideal" weight?
yes
no

23. Is your "ideal" weight based on a doctor's recommendation or similar medical opinion?
yes
no

24. If you were to reach your "ideal" weight, do you think you would feel a lot better about yourself?
yes
no

25. Do you feel that people would like you more, or you would be more "popular," or you would perform much better if you reached your "ideal" weight?
yes
no

26. Have your friends/parents/co-workers/etc. expressed concern over your eating habits?
yes
no

27. Do you discount their concerns and tell yourself and others that you are "fine"?
yes
no

28. Have you decided to lose/gain a lot of weight to avoid sexual attention/harassament/abuse?
yes
no

29. Do you sometimes "forget" to eat, whether intentionally or accidentally?
yes
no

30. If you were given an entire birthday cake, assuming that you normally enjoy cake, would you eat one piece (as opposed to none or several pieces)?
yes
no

31. Do you exercise primarily for fun (rather than for weight-loss, appearance, etc.)?
yes
no

32. Are you frequently dizzy, tired, weak, and/or sick?
yes
no

33. Are your blood pressure and pulse both in or near "normal" range? Normal range for pulse is around 70-90 beats/minute; for blood pressure, around 120/80.
yes
no

34. When eating, do you have a certain routine or ritual that you must follow (e.g. eating foods in a specific order, taking a certain number of bites, etc.)?
yes
no

35. Do you ever chew and spit out foods, or do you ever suck/chew on gum or non-edible items to get rid of hunger?
yes
no

36. Do you wear shorts, short-sleeved shirts, or dresses (instead of clothes which leave little or no skin exposed)?
yes
no

37. Do you spend a significant amount of time deciding what to wear, evaluating each outfit based on whether it makes you look "thin" or "fat"?
yes
no

38. Do you frequently look in mirrors, at your reflection in window panes, or at your shadow to see whether you look "thin" or "fat"?
yes
no

39. Do you often compare yourself to those around you, or to people in magazines or on television?
yes
no

40. Have you been hospitalized for fainting, black-outs, rehydration, stomach-pumping, repair of esophogeal or stomach tissues, etc. not related to any other medical condition?
yes
no

41. Are you generally happy, in good spirits, and patient?
yes
no

42. Do you become easily frustrated with yourself?
yes
no

43. Do you recognize yourself in stories/articles about eating disorders?
yes
no

44. Do you have problems with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a history of abuse, body dysmorphic disorder, or similar problems?
yes
no

45. Does choosing to eat or not eat give you a sense of power and control?
yes
no

46. Do you feel deadened, weak, lathargic, or apathetic after skipping a meal?
yes
no

47. Do you want to have an eating disorder, or look like people who have eating disorders?
yes
no

48. Is there a history of eating disorders in your family, or does your family pay a lot of attention to healthy eating, controlling what the family eats, monitoring everyone's weight, etc?
yes
no

49. Do you weight yourself regularly, or has your scale been confiscated because you weigh yourself too often?
yes
no

50. Do you feel out-of-control of your eating, or that your eating habits take up too much time?
yes
no

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