Explanations for the Success and Failure of Dieting

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A level Psychology A2 (Eating Behaviours) Mind Map on Explanations for the Success and Failure of Dieting, created by Stephanie Bates on 31/03/2014.
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Explanations for the Success and Failure of Dieting
  1. Herman and Polivy's (1984) Boundary Model
    1. Combines physiology and psychological cognitive processes
      1. Weight s/p. - Biological mechanisms. Weight reduces... Psychological / Cog/ boundaries
        1. Unrestrained eats til biological s/p. Restrained until Cog/ boundary.
          1. Lapses - "WTH effect"
            1. Herman + Mack (1975) - "preloading technique", 45 female students, 3 groups - Taste test - milkshakes
              1. Mostly lab based experiments (ecological validity) Dieting in real world more complicated issues. Theory oversimplified.
              2. Body Weight Set-Point Theory + Metabolic Rate
                1. Evolutionary approach: Dieting below s/p -body tries to restore. Adaptive: famine in hunter gatherer era.
                  1. Reduce BMR - dieter takes in less cals + using fewer. Opposed to exercise which increases BMR.
                    1. Deterministic - suggests bio/ processes responsible for failure but is an interaction.
                      1. Imp/ practical applications - Kids - walk/cycle better than reducing food.
                      2. Evidence for no. genetic mechanisms inf/ weight + dieting - always difficult for those with predisposition to obesity.
                        1. Kern et al. (1990) - levels of enzyme (helps body store fat) - high after obese lost av/ 90lbs. Weight loss activated gene - body fighting to regain lost weight.
                        2. IDA - Applications - low fat/sugar, lifestyle changes (ex/), group + indiv/ support. Smaller, gradual weight loss sustained longer. Success = interaction.
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