Psychology 2032A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder, Binge Eating

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Genetic factors: unlikely caused by 1 gene, although they do run in the family, 1st degree relatives of women with anorexia are 10x more likely to have the disorder, More activated in people with an when looking at images of thin women: people with an or bn show greater expression of da transported gene. Dat: bingeing on sucrose leads to increased release of. Positively reinforced by comments form others: dieting and weight loss positively reinforced by sense of mastery or self- control, perfectionism and sense of personal inadequacy may lead a person to become concerned with appearance. Low positive emotion differentiation: may confuse this feeling with happiness or success. Low se and high negative affect dieting to feel better about self food intake restricted too severely diet is broken . Causes women to feel more shame about their bodies: as women get older, become less concerned with body weight, diet less (even though they tend to weight more then)