PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sex Selection, Specific Phobia, Gender Role
2 May 2017
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L12 health and fitness part 2 increasing bad dieting behaviours in men to put on muscle mass studies show that women eat even less when they are around attractive men in their daily lives. Women have always been dieting to remain thin. Eating disorders i. ii: both: combination of body dissatisfaction as well as the belief that eating and weight control can solve a person"s problems + control, other risk facts besides gender: age, occupation, athletics, sexual orientation. Anorexia nervosa: most deadly of all psychiatric disorders, 5-15% die. Bulimia: slightly easier to treat because bulimics typically feel guilty about their disorder. More common in men because it is encouraged in childhood. Women are more likely to exercise to loose weight rather than enjoyment activity level is stable throughout the lifespan and the best predictor is enjoyment. Ls11 considering diversity: health is more mediated by ses and environment.
