PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa
12 Oct 2016
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Over 2 million children in canada are overweight or obese. Likely to grow up and be obese adults. Adopt healthy behaviours to try and combat the weight: smoking, diet pills, fasting, liposuction. Disordered eating: binge eating, eating at times in the day that you should not be eating at. 90% of individuals with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Negative weight related attitudes towards a person who is overweight or obese. 43% of teachers agreed that most people feel uncomfortable when they associate with people with obesity. 92% of youth have witnesses their overweight/ obese peers get teased. Higher likelihood of depression, low self-esteem, poor body image. Avoidance of physical activity (gym class)/o girls and their parents. Ascribed significantly more negative characteristics to obese people. Overweight/ obese parent, just as likely to endorse stereotypes. Adams et al. , 1988 (avg- weight, obese, physical disability. Parents told worst story about obese child ( self-esteem, and worst outcome)
