PSYCH 133B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Binge Eating, Eating Disorder, Rumination Syndrome
3 May 2016
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But try to maintain a weight below body"s natural set point yo-yo struggle with binge eating and compensation. Sufferers think failure of control, but actually body"s natural reaction to unnatural weight suppression: both an and bn, undue emphasis on weight and shape, typically affect adolescent (teens) and young adult (early 20s) women. 10:1 more common for females vs. males. 44% of females are attempting to lose weight vs. 15% males. 50% of american women have negative body image. European american and latina women report higher rates of body dissatisfaction than african americans: eating disorders in males, reverse anorexia (adonis complex) Often accompanied by use of anabolic steroids. Mcgwire baseball slugger 3-12% of teenage boys have tried steroids: deviate from male norms. An men: low self esteem (unmanly: prevalent in subgroups. Bn: male wrestlers intense pressure to make weight . An: gay men emphasis on appearance and endure minority stress.
