EC 3320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Learning Theory
19 Jun 2019
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A person who is more than 20% heavier than the medically ideal weight for a given sex, height and bone structure. Metabolism: sum total of physical events and processes occurring within a living organism necessary to maintain life. Lack of specific receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin may cause people"s brains (hypothalamus) to not register satiety. A person is threatened by their own sexuality, and obesity becomes a defense mechanism. Authoritarian: strict disciplinarian with low levels of sensitivity to child"s emotional needs. Authoritative: set clear boundaries and have high expectations for self-control but respectful of a child"s opinion. Many aspects of our environment (cheap, abundant and high fat foods and sedentary lifestyle) lend themselves to obesity. A consistent set of characteristics (traits) that people display over time and across situations, and that distinguish individuals from each other. A view of personality that regards behavioral traits as mostly a function of life experiences, not of innate or genetically based origin.
