Lesson 10.1: Test Your Knowledge (14 Question Review Quiz) - Medical & Mind Weight Loss Australia

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a therapy based on:1

Brain washing yourself into being happy.
Being aware of your surroundings and being mindful.
Ignoring all the bad things and focusing on all the good things.
Addressing unhelpful dysfunctional thoughts that may be influencing your mood and behaviours.

Which are the following statements about being overweight are true?1

Obesity is a chronic disease state that requires long term management, education and support.
For every 5 units increase of BMI above the normal range, there is a 30% increase in overall mortality.
ome of the conditions associated with being overweight are type 2 diabetes, cancers, increased risk of stroke and heart attacks and osteoarthritis.
All of the above.

You should focus on eating more:1

Which is true about exercise?1

What are some of the things you should NOT do when you are going to a restaurant to avoid overeating?1

Plan ahead, and look at the menu on the internet before going.
Try and have a say in the restaurant choice and avoid set menus or buffets
Enjoy the night. Eat whatever you want as you deserve a break.
Minimise alcohol and try and be the designated driver to avoid drinking to excess.

Which strategy is NOT helpful in preventing overeating and hunger?1

Eating in the car on the way to work as time efficiency means you can get to work earlier and then leave earlier.
Waiting 10 minutes before getting a 2nd serve to allow the satiety hormones to kick in.
Turning off the TV and computer and eating at your table.
Leaving food on your plate because you are no longer hungry.

Which is NOT one of the reasons why you weight regain after losing weight?1

Your hunger hormones go up as it believes it is in famine mode.
Your body must maintain a high intensity exercise regime and a “crash diet” to keep the weight off.
Your body is more efficient and hence uses less energy and therefore stores the excess as fat.
Your body has a weight level which it is most comfortable at and does not like to change from it.

Which statement is true about set points?1

Your set point is the highest adult weight you have been excluding your pregnancy weight (if you are a woman).
It takes less than a year to be able to change your set point.
When you lose weight and you weight regain, your set point can never be changed upwards to make a new set point.
Diet and exercise are the only 2 factors in influencing changing your set point.

Which one of these are common cognitive thinking errors?1

Which one of these thoughts are an example of dysfunctional thinking related to weight?1

I weigh 100kg, it will require support and effort to lose and keep this weight off.
Eating the right foods, requires planning and organisation
Nobody at work wants to be friends with overweight people.
I don’t like sweating and being hot when I exercise.

Identifying your emotions, can help you prevent non-hungry overeating because:1

You can replace unhelpful thoughts with more realistic ones.
You can pre-plan or have a strategy in place in expectation of that emotion.
You can work on improving your response to your emotion by being aware of your usual unhelpful response.
All of the above.

Which is NOT an example of altered body image behaviours?1

What helpful things can you do at work to help reduce overeating?1

Starve yourself all day from the time you get in the office to the time you leave.
Get support from your colleagues. Ask your co-workers not to leave bad food around and to bring healthier snacks to morning tea.
Lock yourself in your office or work station at lunch time to avoid bring tempted by your colleagues food
Trying everything at morning tea in the fear of offending people who have brought in the food.

Which of the following non-weight goals are true?1

Lesson 10.1: Test Your Knowledge (14 Question Review Quiz) Quiz