Eating habits Flashcards
What are the three components that make up the psychobiological factor in eating behaviors?
Neural and hormonal -in particular the hypothalamus
Stress
Senses
What are the 4 key components that effect eating behaviors
Psychobiological
Psychology
Emotional/ cognitive
Social/ cultural
What are the key components of the psychological aspect of eating behaviors?
Reinforcements (rewarding kids works)
Parental guidance/ environment
One more (look up)
What are some social and cultural factors that influence eating behaviors
We eat for positive occasions
We tend to eat more with people (distractions)
We tend to order based on the group
Culture/ family traditions
What are factors that influence our eating in regards to emotions and cognitions?
Beleifs, attitudes, happiness or sadness
What is the correlation between dietary restraints and a person that is dieting
It is a positive correlation but the emphasis must be ok weight managment
What is a dietary restrainer?
An individual who sets a cognitive rules towards eating, these people tend to have times of restraints and times of over eating
What are the two types of dietary restraint (in regards to over eating)?
Disinhibition
Counter regulation
Define disinhibition
Disinhibition is when a dietary restrainer looses control over their eating often comes in times of emotional distress or when they are under the influence of a substance
Define counter regulation
Counter regulation is when a dietary restrainer eats a small portion past their dietary cognitive rules therefore decides to go all out it is a sort of “what the hell” effect.
What are the negative and positive effects of dietary restraint?
Biological- higher bmi, more weight cycling, Lower metabolism ability, tend to have a higher sensitivity to food and a lower ability to detect if they are full
Psychological - negative> positive, positive is generally when they are successful in their dietary restraint, negative is when they are not, tend to take it harder.
