Psychology 2042A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Eurasian Magpie, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2042A/B
• Professor: Scott Wier

Document Summary

Discovered that many of the same factors underlying other major childhood disorders significantly influence early feeding and eating disorders. Unlike most disorders of childhood and adolescence, the causes of major eating disorders seem to be disproportionately related to sociocultural influences, rather than psychological and biological influences. Third most common illness in adolescent females. Troublesome eating habits and limited food preferences are among the most distinguishing characteristics of early childhood. Picky eating is more common among girls than boys, but its relationship to the emergence of eating disorders during adolescence or adulthood is unclear. Beginning around age 9, girls are more anxious than boys about losing weight. These typical developmental patterns are, in part, a function of societal norms and expectations, especially for girls, as portrayed through images of thinness and attractiveness in magazines, television, and movies. Normal concerns about weight and appearance can either be reduced or increased by the comments of parents, friends, and romantic partners.