Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Dieting, Basal Metabolic Rate, Weight Gain
4 Jun 2018
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Psychological Aspects of Hunger
• Congitvely we develop an expectation that eating will be pleasurable
• This becomes an important motivator to seek and consume food
• Beliefs about the caloric context food, and the memory of how much we last ate also
effects food consumption
• Attitudes, habits, and psychological needs also regulate food intake
• Conditioned hbits may lead us to eat even when we do not feel hungry
• University women overestimate how thin they have to be to conform to men’s
preferences, and vice versa
• People who perceive themselves as heavy, tend to have a low self-esteem…affects
women more than more
• According to objectification theory- western culture teaches women to view their body
as objects
• This increases body shame and anxiety, which in turn leads to eating restrictions and
even disorders
Environmental and Cultural Factors
• Food availability is the most environmental regulataor of eating
• Food taste and variety also regulate eating
• Through classical conditions we learn to associate the smell and sight of food with its
taste and these food cues can trigger hunger
• Environmental stimuli can effect food intake
• We eat more when dining with others than alone
• Cultural norms when, how, and what we eat
Obesity
• The body mass index (BMI – ratio of wight to height)…between 5 and 9.9 is
considered overweight…over o is obese
• Obesity poses health risks
• Blamed on a lack of will power and emotional disturbances
Genes and the Envirnment
Levels of Analysis for eating
Biological
• Genetic factors influence energy metabolism
• Bodily sensations, chemical signals, and neutal circuits within and passing through the
hypothalamus
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