Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Reading Read the text below. Parts of the text have been removed. Choose the correct part (A–J) for each gap (1–7). Write your answers in the boxes provided at the end of the task. There are two extra parts that you should not use. The first one (0) has been done for you. 18 It is thought that eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect around 1% of teenagers at some point in their lives. With both anorexia and bulimia, the person with the disorder has a distorted image of his or her body and, as a result, becomes obsessed with what they eat. 90% of those with eating disorders are girls, but the problem does affect boys as well. Unfortu- nately, the problem often goes unrecognised in boys because sufferers tend to focus more on athletic appearance or success than on just looking thin. (0) ..... He or she hardly eats at all – and the small amount of food that is eaten becomes an obses- sion. A person with anorexia may weigh food before eating it or compulsively count the calories of everything. It is not unusual for a person with anorexia to also exercise excessively in an attempt to lose weight. (Q1) ..... This false self-image means that, even though they may be shedding weight at a danger- ous rate, people with anorexia don’t see them- selves as thin. A person with this condition can look in the mirror and actually see a fat person. (Q2) ..... Instead, he or she eats a large amount of food and then gets rid of it quickly by vomiting or taking laxatives. Unlike anorexia, you can’t always tell by looking whether a person has bulimia. In fact, someone with bulimia may appear average or sometimes even above average in weight. (Q3) ..... One possibility is that people with eating disorders have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Their eating disorder is a way for them to handle the stresses and anxieties of life and to control and impose order on their life. (Q4) ..... A person with anorexia can damage their heart, liver and kidneys by not eating enough. The body slows everything down when faced with starvation, and this causes a drop in blood pressure, pulse and breathing rate. Anaemia, swol- len joints and brittle bones are common in people with anorexia. It can cause a person’s hair to fall out, their fingernails to break off, and a soft hair, called lanugo, to grow all over the body. In severe cases, it can lead to death. (Q5) ..... Instead of having fun and socialising, anorexics and bulimics spend all their time and mental energy thinking about food and how to avoid eating it, or planning their next binge. (Q6) ..... In order to do so, they are likely to need the help of doctors, mental health professionals and dieticians. The most critical thing about treating eating disorders is to recognise and address the problem as soon as possible – unhealthy eating patterns become harder to break the longer a person takes part in them. (Q7) ..... Instead, speak to a trusted adult today – remember that eating disorders are common among teenagers, and treatment is out there for those who need it. Eating disorders 192 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv