PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Bisexuality, Emo, Orgasm

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

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Of future needs (sterling, 2011). this process is known as allostasis. glucose, a sugar that serves as a primary energy source for the brain and the rest of the body. Physiological aspects of hunger satiation the point in a meal when we are no longer motivated to eat. Bottomless example eat more unit bias, the tendency to assume that the unit of sale or portioning is an appropriate amount to consume. Eating and the social context: social facilitation: eating more. Obesity is a disorder of positive energy bal- ance, in which energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves (1) self-starvation, (2) intense fear of weight gain and dissatisfaction with one"s body, and (3) a denial of the serious consequences of severely low weight. In contrast, bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterized by periods of food deprivation, binge-eating, and purging.