SOCB50H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Misophonia, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder
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It is now identified as a psychiatric illness (not on dsm though) Gender norms: anorexia: starve yourself, binge: eating uncontrollably, bulimia: eating uncontrollably and forcing yourself to throw up (compensate for binge eating) Gender norms can be understood in terms most obviously in appearance, in terms of how the body is fashioned to be a man or a woman", to have masculine and feminine qualities. We fashion ourselves in terms of masculinity and femininity; masculinity and femininity are performed. These norms are extraordinary powerful and fluid. Western ideals for perfect woman": idealized body type slim, white, blonde, young etc. Quick-fix weight loss: diet tube feeding you vitamins or other essentials without consuming food. Disordered schooling and disordered eating (missing 2-3 points) Anorexia nervosa tend to be viewed in the popular media and mainstream press as pathological caused by inherent trait or external factors.
