Eating Behaviour and Eating Disorders notes
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Causes of Anorexia Nervosa Cognitive Approach - Based on irrational/faulty thinking , cognitive distortions, magic thinking (if i get to size 0 then my life will be perfect), magnifying/minimizing (my condition isn't that serious), all or nothi...
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EVOLUTIONARY EXPLANATIONS - created from Mind Map IN THE EEA fatty foods high in calories preferred to provide energy to stay alive & find the next meal. in modern humans, we are concerned with nutrition of food but we still end up eating foods high in calories. frui...
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ATTITUDES TO FOOD - created from Mind Map SOCIAL LEARNING media influences both what people eat & their attitudes to certain foods. many eating behaviours are also limited by personal circumstances such as age, income & family. people learn from the media abo...
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SUCCESS/FAILURE OF DIETING - created from Mind Map RESTRAINT THEORY cause & consequences of cognitive restriction of food. attempting not to eat increases probability of overeating. the boundary level states that dieters set themselves a diet boundary & try to eat wit...
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATION OF AN - created from Mind Map CULTURAL IDEALS/MEDIA western standards of attractiveness are contributing to development of AN. teenagers, often girls, are dissatisfied with their body & have distorted view of body image. survey found 16% young UK ...
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NEURAL MECHANISMS - created from Mind Map HOMEOSTASIS mechanisms detect the state of the internal environment & act to restore the environment to its optimal state. there is a time lag between mechanisms operating to restore equilibrium & the body registering...
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McCabe, Ricciardelli (2004) Body image dissatisfaction among males across the lifespan: a review of past literature Body dissatisfaction in males is associated with: poor psychological adjustment eating disorders steroid use excessive dependence...
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Vartanian and Hayward chapter Body dissatisfaction: negative thoughts and feeling that people have about their body weight, shape, size and overall appearance Body dissatisfaction is the most robust risk factor for the development and maintenance ...
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Discuss neural mechanisms involved in controlling eating behaviour - essay Discuss neural mechanisms involved in controlling eating behaviour (8+16 marks)Our bodies have developed a sophisticated way of dealing with states of hunger and satiation.Homeostasis involves detecting the state of t...
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neural mechanism ESSAY Neural Mechanism THE DCM The dual centre model suggests, Neural Mechanics associated with the control of eating are found in the hypothalamus.The are two important eating control centres found in the hypothalamus; the...
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Describe and evaluate the evolutionary explanation for food preferences Human's natural preference for sweetness comes from it's reliable signal of high-energy food. Fructose is a 'fast-acting' sugar which provides energy quickly, it is found in fruit which would have been a favoured food...
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Explanations of anorexia Social Learning Theory Social learning theory= explaining behaviour via direct and indirect reinforcement. Learning theory + cognitive factors Modelling: When a role model provides a template for behaviour that the ob...
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Eating Behaviour Neural mechanisms:Lateral hypothalamus(LH) - Lesions are made in the LH into rat, the effects where that the rat would eat a lot less. (Anand et al)Ventromedial nucleus (VH) - Lesions in the VH was made and coursed th...
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Success and failure of dieting- AO1 One explanation for unsuccessful dieting could be the resistant theory which suggests that attempting to eat less might be a better predictor of food intake than weight (Ogden 2003). Restraint theory argues that restr...
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Eating Behaviours Neural and Hormonal explanations for Eating Behaviour Homeostasis: the body's ability to regulate things like temperature and glucose to sustain ourselves. Neural Explanation:1. The Lateral Hypothalamus- When glucose ...
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Untitled - created from Mind Map Definition: "successful long term weight loss maintenance, involving the intentional loss of at least 10% of initial body weight and keeping it off for at least one year."Majority of dieters are women of whom 87% diet...
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Untitled amount of food people eat is largely determined by what is put in front oft hem or by the size of individual portions of food that a re sold in stores. So, for example, if the question is how much yogurt a p erson wil...
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FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY - created from Mind Map MINUCHIN ET AL 4 FEATURES AUTONOMY AND CONTROL
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BULIMIA - creado desde un Mapa Mental CAUSES WHAT IS? TREATMENT
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IPT models of eating disorders Notice the difference in the two models. Above, the model describes interpersonal problems leading to low self-esteem, followed by the use of food to deal with negative feelings.The model below is more complex. I...
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ANOREXIA - created from Mind Map BEHAVIOURS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Cause
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Girls: Dressed to Be Slim And to Be Fit - Criado a partir de um Mapa Mental MAGAZINES TV STORES
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These notes cover several ways of studying eating behaviour. They include food attitudes, the success and failure of dieting, neural mechanisms and evolutionary explanations. Other notes focus on anorexia, bulimia and family systems theory.
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