PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ghrelin, Twin Study, Leptin
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If you suppress this part, never feel hungry, never get fat. If you stimulate this part, feel hungry get fat. If you suppress this part, never feel full, and get fat. If you stimulate this part, always feel full, never get fat. Hunger hormones: ghrelin hormone produced in the stomach that sends hunger signals to the hypothalamus, leptin hormone released by fat cells to inhibit hunger (appetite decreaser) skinny people release less. 40- 70 % of bm is related to genetics. Unit bias: the tendency to view a unit of food as an appropriate amount. Tldr: people eat more when portions are bigger. Anorexia nervosa dsm criteria: restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to a low body weight in context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, regardless of how underweight. 2: disturbance in the way in which one"s body weight or shape is experienced.
