Psychology - Obesity Case
1) Select a topic that you are interested in (in form of variable), start from general idea or area, attach your reading in your portfolio:
Answer:
The topic that we are going to test and discuss is "Obesity". Obesity is a medical condition in which it is an accumulation of excessive to the extent of causing health problems and reducing the life expectancy.
2) Discuss the topic with your activities group, report what you learned from the discussion:
Answer:
What we concluded from the discussion is that obesity is much acclaimed in the UAE and it is a huge problem that may affect the coming generations.
3) The importance of the topic (Justify your selection: Why did you select this topic? In at least one paragraph):
Answer:
Obesity has increased recently in the United Arab Emirates due to excess junk food and the lack of activities such as sports and exercise. Some of the people related the lack of activities to the hot weather conditions but others referred to the availability of gymnastics such that it is closed and has nothing to do with the external environment. However, obesity has a great influence on the health of people and consequently it reduce the age expectancy of the patients. Therefore, behind every disease there are factors that drag to the cause of it, for obesity we are going to try to find the reasons behind the surplus availability of obesity in the UAE.
4) Develop a title ( Connect your topic variable with other related variables):
The Excessiveness of Obesity 5) Identify the dependant and independent variables (attach your reading about the new related variable in your portfolio):
Answer:
Independent Variables: * Body Mass Index (BMI) * Age * Gender * Diabetes * Heart problems
Dependent variables: * Smoking Habit. * Alcohol * Duration of treatment (if done before) * Physical activity.
6) State the objectives of your study in a form of: *
Answer:
The topic that we are going to test and discuss is "Obesity". Obesity is a medical condition in which it is an accumulation of excessive to the extent of causing health problems and reducing the life expectancy.
2) Discuss the topic with your activities group, report what you learned from the discussion:
Answer:
What we concluded from the discussion is that obesity is much acclaimed in the UAE and it is a huge problem that may affect the coming generations.
3) The importance of the topic (Justify your selection: Why did you select this topic? In at least one paragraph):
Answer:
Obesity has increased recently in the United Arab Emirates due to excess junk food and the lack of activities such as sports and exercise. Some of the people related the lack of activities to the hot weather conditions but others referred to the availability of gymnastics such that it is closed and has nothing to do with the external environment. However, obesity has a great influence on the health of people and consequently it reduce the age expectancy of the patients. Therefore, behind every disease there are factors that drag to the cause of it, for obesity we are going to try to find the reasons behind the surplus availability of obesity in the UAE.
4) Develop a title ( Connect your topic variable with other related variables):
The Excessiveness of Obesity 5) Identify the dependant and independent variables (attach your reading about the new related variable in your portfolio):
Answer:
Independent Variables: * Body Mass Index (BMI) * Age * Gender * Diabetes * Heart problems
Dependent variables: * Smoking Habit. * Alcohol * Duration of treatment (if done before) * Physical activity.
6) State the objectives of your study in a form of: *