This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Mental Health & Counseling has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What is an essential part of life which can make it extremely hard to overcome this type of addiction?
You must identify someone's ____________ for eating/drinking particular foods
the addiction to food target the same reward centers as what?
It is important to emphasize eating when one is physiologically hungry vs __________ hunger
It is important to teach people how to have __________ relationships with food
Everyone who is a food addict is _______ obese
The loss of control over their eating behavior and they find themselves spending excessive amounts of time involved with food and overeating, or anticipating the emotional effects of compulsive overeating
This means to frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating
An emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting
Feeling obsessed with food, eating more than intended, craving food even on a full stomach, overindulging in food, and being unable to control urges to indulge are all ___________ of food addiction
An unhealthy focus on eating in a healthy way
Although people overeat to feel better, it often ends up making them feel worse and gives them more to feel bad about, making food addiction ___________
We all overeat every once and awhile, but it becomes an addiction once it becomes _______________
Overeating is one way that many people cope with _____________
People with food addiction struggle every day with a loss of control or inability to stop eating foods that are high in __________________, fat, salt, sugar, or artificial sweeteners
Consuming highly palatable foods triggers the ____________ centers of the brain which release "feel good" chemicals
Eating a ___________ diet is one way to prevent becoming addicted to food
Food addiction is a compulsive or uncontrollable urge to eat food that does not relate to feelings of _________________
Up to 20% of people may have a food addiction or exhibit ______________ like eating behaviors
With a food addiction, a person is unable to stop eating despite the ______________ such as weight gain and health risks