Chapter 11 Flashcards
Anorexia Nervosa treatment
CBT
Nutritional Counselling
Hospitalization
What causes obesity
BMI
Genetics
Environmental/social
Physocolical- self regulation
Anorexia Nervosa
Focused on notgaining weight
Disorientated body image
More common in females- 1-300
Bulimia Nervosa
Induce vomiting
Use laxatives
exercise excessively
medical and dental problems
Secretive and bing purge behavior
Bulimia Treatment
Reward healthy bhavior
CBT
Develop a healthier sense of self
Phycological motivations
Conscious motivations- motivations that people ae aware of and can verbalize
Unconscious motivations- motivations hthat people are unaware of and cannot verbalize
-implicit association task(IAT) and thematic apperception task(TAT) try to uncover unconscious motivations
Psychological Motivations: approach vs Avoidance
Hedonic Principle
we avoid painful experiences and approach pleasurable experiences
Avoidance Motivation
desire to avoid the experience of a negative outcome following a behavior
Approach motivation
desire to experience a positive outcome following behaviour
Loss Aversion
tendency to be motivated more strongly to avoid a loss rather than to achieve a gain, even if potential loss and gain are of equal size
Amotivation
Means without motivation
often fueled by competence, autonomy, and relatedness
growth mindset
belief that hard work and effort can improve a persons skill or talent in a particular area
Fixed Mindset
the belief that talent is innate and that skill in a particular area is not determined by hard work and effort
Grit
long term perseverance toward a goal
affliliation
need to form attachments to other people for support, guidance, and protection
Positives of affiliation
from birth we seek connection to others
relationships increase self esteem
people with social connections experience less depression
people in healthy relationships live longer
negative consequences to affiliation
people stay in abusive relationships and can join gangs to feel like they belong
social exclusion activates the same region of brain as physical pain
long term isolation can lead to permanent psychological damage
self determination theory
competence, relatedness, , and autonomy give meaning to life and are instinctive
Intrinsically motivated, associated with competion
to much value on rewards creates increased suffering upon failure
Physiological
Changes in bodily arousal- heart rate, tempeture, and respiration
Cognitive-Feeling
Subjective appraisal and interpretation of one’s feelings and environment
EMOTION- physical
expression of the emotion verbally and non-verbally-smiling, frowning, laughing, slouching
Emotion- Emotional, behavioral
keeping the emotion present(happiness) or removing it (sadness)
Physiological Changes (SAP)
Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
Sympathetic( Fight or flight) system- activated by stress- prepares it for action
Parasympathetic- rest and digest- activated during rest and calming activities
