PS264 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Palatability
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Main thesis or postion of the article. Using this lecture to develop an outline. List on paper or new word doc the three questions above. Role of brain and body in perceiving hunger. Identify the tag: use a verb, what is it saying, tell the main idea of the text, develop intro paragraph based on identified main idea and examples. 3 basic biological reason: energy, rebuilding/manufacturing, remove toxins. Multiple psychological reasons: social, emotional, stress, etc. Homeostasis constant condition = homeostasis: tendency toward stable equilibrium; maintained by physiological processes. Positive and negative feedback loop: positive: amplifies changes, moves away from equilibrium (unstable, child birth, labor pain, drug addicts, apple ripening, negative: buffers changes move toward equilibrium (stable, sweating, shivering, blood sugar voluntary and involuntary behavior. Disturbances from inside and out the cell counteracted by the body. Adrenal gland is what helps balance water in our body.
