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V. Reading (12%)(1) Eating disorders have been most commonly associated with women andtherefore most studies on anorexia nervosa have been concentrated within femalepopulation. Such gender bias however makes it less likely that a doctor will diagnosea male as having an eating disorder or anorexia nervosa even though the symptomsmight be identical. Men are far less likely to discuss an eating disorder with other menor with women. Their doctors are more likely to diagnose them as having a bout ofdepression due to stress or some kind of upset rather than suffering from an eatingdisorder because such disorders have been largely labeled female diseases. This ismostly due to the cultural differences between men and women.The disease is far more common in the Western world than anywhere else andthere is much cause for concern as recent research suggests that the disease is on the6increase. The disease mostly manifests itself during adolescence when the signs ofobvious weight loss become apparent. People who suffer from the disease have agenuine and constant terrifying fear of gaining weight, even when their weight ismuch less than people of their same height and stature. Doctors have been able tocharacterize the disease because the sufferer’s body weight is about 15% belowaverage for their height. Sufferers also tend to avoid fatty foods or engage inexcessive exercise. Because they live in a world obsessed with image and a fashionand cosmetics industry that forces an image of the ideal body; it can sometimes bedifficult to distinguish between anorexics and those who have a higher interest in theirphysical appearance than most people. Anorexics can be distinguished from anon-anorexics because weight loss is completely self-induced and the sufferer goes toextremes to lose weight, also engaging in self-induced vomiting until eventually thesituation fast gets out of control.Sufferers are also completely preoccupied with their bodies and actually believethemselves to be fat when in reality they are malnourished and starkly thinner thantheir peers. They also begin to lose interest in activities their peers are involved in,such as socializing and very often become withdrawn. These are common symptomsin many adolescents but coupled with the obvious and drastic weight loss and lack ofconcentration it is easier to diagnose an adolescent with the beginning stages ofanorexia. The actual cause of the disease is unknown but scientists believe thatbiological and social factors play a role and sometimes the disease can be triggered bytraumatic events such as a death in a family, stress or the onset of puberty.
39. Why might a doctor wrongly diagnose an eating disorder in males as stressrelated?
(A) Men suffer from stress much more than women.
(B) Women are much more likely to be concerned about their appearance.
(C) Based on the statistics, it is far higher in women.
(D) Some diseases are thought to affect women more than men.

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答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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