Discussion Question 2 Eating Disorders you will find the next information: Read the article by Wilson et. al. on the behavioral approaches to the treatment of eating disorders. Choose an eating disorder that is reviewed in this article and in the text. Review the proposed physiological and behavioral mechanisms of this disorder. Based on the proposed causes‚ which treatment strategy reviewed in this article do you think would be most successful in the treatment of this disorder? Your initial post
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Eating disorders are devastating psychological illnesses caused by a variety of factors including family pressure‚ biochemical factors‚ possible genetic susceptibility and cultural influences. In the following short essay I will be discussing the possible causes and treatments available according to different psychological models regarding eating disorders. Anorexia is defined as an eating disorder characterized by an overwhelming‚ irrational fear of being fat‚ compulsive dieting to the point
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CHAOS OF STRUCTURE: THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVIANCE IN MORAL CONFORMITY Stephanie Lane Sutton Humans are social animals. As people‚ we live in countless social structures‚ placing a strong emphasis on human relationships. As a society‚ we tend to separate ourselves from other animals‚ emphasizing intelligence and moral values. Most sociobiologists would chalk this up to a biological predisposition toward a structure of morals which isn’t consistent in other creatures – indeed‚ this moral structure
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Teenagers and Their Issues With Eating Disorders A social issue that continues to cause concern for many teenagers‚ is the problem of eating disorders. Eating disorders come in a variety of ways‚ such as eating large quantities of food and an obsession with thinness. The three most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa‚ and Obesity. These conditions effect many teens around the world. They are real‚ complex‚ and devastating situations‚ which can have serious consequences
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MUSIC AND DEVIANCE | Term paper in the subject of Sociology | | | Thursday‚ May 10‚ 2012Word count:1507 | Table of Content Chapter 1………………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction……………………………….…………………………………………….3 Objective………………………………….……………………………………………..3 Limitation………………………………….…………………………………………….3 Chapter 2…………………………………...………………………………………………4 Heavy Metal……………………………………………………………………………..4 Rap Music……………………………………………………………………………….5 Chapter 3…………………………………………………………………………………
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Cause and Effects of Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia An eating disorder is a serious disease that causes the body to have detrimental effects against one’s psychological‚ emotional‚ and physical state. In this paper‚ I am going to discuss the similarities and differences regarding anorexia nervosa and bulimia in terms of how these disorders can severely disrupt your life. As for the last part‚ I will inform you on the various treatments associated with these disorders‚ so people can live happy
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Deviance for Survival In today’s society‚ norms are behaviors that are socially accepted by the majority‚ and they are decided by the people within it. They normally are dependent on their environment‚ culture or religion within that society. If anyone exhibits behaviors or ideas contrary to the norms it can be perceived as deviant. If deviance itself is followed by the majority of people‚ it can then become the norm; even if that devious behavior is eating dead bodies. This article was about the
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Running head: Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ Impulse Control‚ and Personality Disorders Paper and Matrix Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ Impulse Control‚ and Personality Disorders PSY 410 October 1‚ 2012 Kristi Lane‚ PhD Disorders come in many forms and can affect those who are afflicted with them in more ways than imagined. They affect us in the biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral aspects of our lives and can
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This short essay will‚ look at the two main illnesses of anorexia and bulimia‚ and also have a look at some examples from the media‚ where fashion inadvertently causes these illnesses in youths. Firstly‚ the two main disorders are anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder‚ which mostly affects girls in puberty‚ although men and boys can be affected by it as well. If you have anorexia you become obsessed with your weight and refuse to eat. You can become obsessed with exercise‚ become very
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Andrea Simpson suffers from Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)‚ 307.51. There are several things about her case that make this clear. She has had periods of time in her life when she ate a great deal of food in a short time and she states that she would eat until she was uncomfortably full. When she was in college she never felt out of control during a binge—she always believed she would stop when she finished the piece of food she was eating. However‚ she reports that this seldom happened‚ and that usually
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