PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11,13: Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Orbitofrontal Cortex

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ashley Waggoner Denton

Document Summary

Motivation: psychological and psychological processes underlying initiation of behaviours. Drive: biological trigger that tell us we may be deprived of something. Homeostasis: body"s physiological process that allow it to maintain consistent internal states in response to outer environment. Lateral hypothalamus: stimulates people to eat aka on switch. Ventromedial: stimulates people not to eat aka off switch. Satiation: point when we are no longer to eat. People enjoy fatty food the most due to receptors on tongue. Unit bias: tendency to assume unit of sale or portioning is appropriate to amount to consume. Anorexia nervosa: eating disorder that involves self-starvation, fear of weight gain and denial of serious consequences. Bulimia nervosa: eating disorder involving food deprivation, binge eating and purging. Reason for eating disorders: stress, mental health, peer influence. Reproduction suppression hypothesis: women with low levels of support from network will engage in dieting behaviour. Reasons for sex: physical, attaining a goal, insecurity and emotional.