Behavioral Care Flashcards
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A patient reports consuming most of their daily calories after dinner and waking at night to eat. Which condition should the bariatric counselor screen for?
Answer: Night eating syndrome
Night eating syndrome is characterized by evening hyperphagia and nocturnal awakenings to eat, and it can undermine surgical outcomes.
Which screening instrument is most commonly used to identify binge eating behavior in bariatric surgery candidates?
Answer: Binge Eating Scale (BES)
The Binge Eating Scale is a validated self-report tool widely used in pre-surgical psychological evaluations to assess binge severity.
During a pre-surgical evaluation, a patient states they expect surgery to fix their marriage and depression. The counselor's best initial response is to:
Answer: Explore and gently correct unrealistic expectations about surgical outcomes
Unrealistic expectations predict post-operative dissatisfaction, so counselors should address them directly during evaluation.
A patient two years post-bypass has regained 15 pounds and avoids follow-up appointments out of shame. Which counseling approach is most appropriate?
Answer: Normalize the regain, reduce shame, and re-engage the patient in behavioral strategies
Shame drives avoidance, so a nonjudgmental, re-engagement approach is most effective for addressing post-surgical weight regain.
Which of the following best distinguishes emotional hunger from physical hunger when teaching patients hunger awareness?
Answer: Emotional hunger tends to come on suddenly and craves specific comfort foods
Emotional hunger is typically sudden, urgent, and specific to comfort foods, whereas physical hunger builds gradually and accepts a range of foods.
A counselor helps a patient plan for a holiday buffet by rehearsing portion choices and identifying an exit strategy for food pushers. This technique is known as:
Answer: Relapse prevention planning
Relapse prevention involves anticipating high-risk situations and rehearsing coping strategies in advance.
Which factor in a pre-surgical psychological evaluation is generally considered a contraindication requiring stabilization before bariatric surgery?
Answer: Active, untreated psychosis
Active untreated psychosis impairs informed consent and post-operative adherence, so stabilization is required before surgery.