PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gotlib, Kay Redfield Jamison, Limbic System

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Joel Goldberg

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People who are important in the field * and what they have contributed (test) 3% of women will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. 70% of women are on a diet. 80-90% if women dislike the shape or size of their bodies. 50% of hs girls and 20% of hs boys are on a diet or want to lost the weight. 80% of 10 year old girls are on a diet; 50 % of 9 year olds are on a diet. Some young girls report being more afraid of becoming fat than they are of cancer, losing a parent. Bmi is a score that is calculated based on a person"s weight and heigh. Refusal to maintain body weight (bmi <17. 5%) now specifies restriction of intake that results in significantly low body weight. Intense dear of gaining weight o becoming fat, even though underweight. Disturbance in the way in which one"s weight/shape is experienced;