PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa, Laxative
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The forces that energize and direct behavior. Behave the way we do because of instincts we are born with. Needs push/drive you to behave in certain ways. Example: hunger: driven by need for food. External goal that has the capacity to regulate behavior. Example: hunger: pulled by food around us. Based on the idea that we are motivated to satisfy some needs before others. Reflect need to live in orderly, stable and safe world. Become all that one is capable of becoming. What, why and when we eat is influenced by a variety of factors. Experience of hunger is controlled by the brain. Nervosa indicates that the loss is due to emotional reasons. Involves episodes of rapid consumption of large amounts of food, followed by compensatory behavior. At least twice a week for 3 months. Self evaluation dependent on body shape and weight. Young women- late teens to early 20s.
