PSYCH 297R Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Harm Avoidance, Novelty Seeking, Reward Dependence

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 297R
• Professor: Greg Neimeyer

Document Summary

Part 2: causes, symptoms, and effects of eating disorders. Because there is a stigma associated with an eating disorder, or the individual does not perceive it as a problem, many people do not seek help. Eating disorders are complex conditions that can arise from a variety of potential causes: physical, emotional, social and familial issues. Can create a self-perpetuating cycle of physical and emotional destruction. More about underlying emotional issues that require treatment in the form of psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, or both. Risk factors that involve control can arise from childhood when a child is subjected to external control over how he or she should feel and look. Eating disorders are a real health issue and a real mental health disease. They affect both sexes, all ages, and all races and cultures. The seriousness of eating disorders requires educating people about them, understanding them, and recognizing that they are treatable.