Eating evolutionary explanations for an eating disorder Flashcards
What did Holland find in 1988?
34 twins and a set of triplets. He found MZ concordance of 56%, DZ concordance on 7%. Usual levels in girls in 1%.
What did Keel and Klump find?
Anorexia is not a culture bound disorder. However, it is proportional to the degree of Western influence.
What did Menarche find?
The onset of puberty is delayed in pre-pubertal girls with anorexia.
What did Epling and Pierce find in 1992?
Rats who were starved in a laboratory would ignore food and exercised excessively.
What did Mrosovsky and Sherry find in 1980?
Many species stop eating, even when food is readily available, before migration.
34 twins and a set of triplets. He found MZ concordance of 56%, DZ concordance on 7%. Usual levels in girls in 1%.
Holland, 1988.
Anorexia is not a culture bound disorder. However, it is proportional to the degree of Western influence.
Keel and Klump.
The onset of puberty is delayed in pre-pubertal girls with anorexia.
Menarche.
Rats who were starved in a laboratory would ignore food and exercised excessively.
Epling and Pierce, 1992.
Many species stop eating, even when food is readily available, before migration.
Mrosovsky and Sherry, 1980.
What gives greater emphasis to Menarche’s study?
The typical age of onset for anorexia in girls is 13-18.
