PSY 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Salvador Minuchin, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating
Developmental issues to consider…
✓ Weight problems
✓ Prevalence rates in childhood vs. adolescence
✓ Social
-Leads to social isolation from peers and family
✓ Emotional
-Associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety
✓ Physical
-Onset of menstruation, percentage of body fat, and more mature “womanly” figures
Research Hot Topic: Do Animals Binge?
And the brain says…
✓ Role of the hypothalamus
✓ Activity-based anorexia
✓ Neuroendocrine and neurohormonal factors
✓ Brain structure and brain functioning
✓ Family “genetics”
Nature vs. Nurture
Let’s examine the evidence
1. Do you believe one’s environment or genes are more to blame for the causes of eating
disorders?
Fact: Remember we are “products and producers” of our environment, which includes societal
pressures; however, let’s not forget the importance of biological predisposition
Evidence: No one factor leads to the development of psychological disorders, but nature and
nurture
Psychological factors to consider in the development of eating disorders
✓ Patterns of family dysfunction (Salvador Minuchin)
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