Week 12

Question 1

You are an exercise physiologist and suspect a client may have an exercise addiction. What are three pieces of information you would need?

Answer 1

Ask about their exercise frequency, emotional dependence on exercise, and impact on daily life (e.g., skipping work or social events to exercise).

Question 2

How would you differentiate an exercise addiction from dedication or discipline?
Summary

Answer 2

Addiction involves loss of control, compulsion, and negative consequences, while discipline is structured and health-enhancing

Question 3

The client does not seem to think exercise addiction exists. How would you respond?
Summary

Answer 3

Provide evidence-based information, highlight the risks of overtraining, and emphasize mental and physical health impacts

Question 4

What should you do if your client is resistant, mentions shame/stigma, and continues showing signs of possible exercise addiction?

Answer 4

Approach with empathy, maintain trust, and gently encourage seeking professional support without judgment.

Question 4

What other red flags might suggest your client may have an eating disorder, orthorexia, or body dysmorphic disorder?

Answer 4

Watch for obsessive food/exercise habits, extreme body dissatisfaction, excessive checking/mirroring, and distress when routines are disrupted.

Question 5

disordered eating?

Answer 5

situations in which a person engages regularly in disordered
eating behaviours, such as restrictive eating, skipping meals, or compulsive
eating, but does not meet the full criteria to be diagnosed with an eating disorder

Question 6

Eating disorders and exercise addictions

Answer 6

Persons with an eating disorder are more likely to have an exercise addiction compared to persons
without an eating disorde

Question 7

Primary

Answer 7

Exercise is an end in itself
* Sometimes includes altering eating
behaviour to increase performance

Question 8

Secondary

Answer 8

Exercise is a symptom of another
primary pathological condition