HLWL 1116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bulimia Nervosa, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Extreme Weight Loss
4 Dec 2016
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Used to lose weight or maintain weight below normal. Eating is needed to survive, but affected by many thing: religion pork/cow, fasting, psychological stress, depression, , cultural, social view of other people, social pressure. Hollywood/media/magazines/athletes: very in uential on teenagers they are in a stressful period, this adds on, most disorders start in adolescence. Food used for: treats/rewards, calming effect dopamine response, sports performance substitute meals with protein shakes, ergogenic aids. Now: consistent across ethnicities: why? psychological issues, money availability get treatments/not, body image different in various races, cultural and religious white"s person"s disease , what the idea of health is. Now: also older people are found to be subject. Parenting styles now taken out of the view because there are many different behaviour: previously: anorexia related with overbearing mom, absent dad. Irrational fear of gaining weight/obesity weight themselves several times a day.
