Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood

Question 1

Name 3 feeding and eating disorders.

Answer 1

1. Pica
2. Rumination disorder
3. Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood

Question 2

What is Pica?

Answer 2

an eating disorder in which a person continuously eats at least 1 non-food item.

Question 3

Rumination disorder is when an individual does what?

Answer 3

Regurgitates and re-chewing of food.

Question 4

Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood is when a baby over eats and gains a lot of weight. True or False.

Answer 4

False, infants will have a hard time gaining weight and will not eat the recommended amount of food.