Eating Behaviour - Dieting Flashcards
Restraint theory is by…
Herman and Mack
Explanations for failure of dieting?
Restraint theory and the role of denial
Herman and Mack?
Restraint theory
% of the female population in the UK that have consciously restrained food intake at some point in their lives?
89%
Boundary model was developed by…
Herman and polivy
Herman and Polivy?
The boundary model
The boundary model says that dieters..
Have a larger range between hunger and satiety as well as a self-imposed intake
What happens when the self imposed intake is broken?
They’ll eat until satiety
Who thought up the theory of ironic processes of mental control?
Wegner
Wegner?
Theory of ironic processes of mental control
Strengths of explanations of dieting?
Support
Treatment implications
Weaknesses of explanations of dieting?
Cultural bias
Focus on free-will
Limited application
Cultural bias in explanations of dieting?
Park et al.
Park et al?
Asian adults more prone to obesity than Europeans
Focus on free will in explanations of dieting?
Kern et al
Kern et al?
High levels of LPL makes it easier to regain lost weight
Support for explanations of dieting?
Soetens et al
Soetens et al?
Disinhibited restrained group (tried to eat less but often overrate) used more thought suppression and showed a rebound effect
Treatment implications for explanations of dieting?
Ogden
Ogden?
Overrating may be a consequence of obesity if restraint is recommended
Limitation of explanations of dieting?
Ogden
Ogden (limitation)?
How do anorexics manage to starve themselves?
