Key Question Flashcards

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What is ur learning key q

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Implications for society if anorexia is a learned disorder

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Why is it an issue for society ( stats)

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Over 1 million ppl in uk with Eating disorders
90% of anorexic females have an average onset age of 15 yrs
AN has the highest mortality rate of other mental health disorders

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Short term impact

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Weight loss
Hair loss
Menstrual cycle loss

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Long term

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Heart damage
Neurological disease

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Why should we care

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Girls pushed into anerxia
Disproportionately affects women
Causes illness
Academic fails produced

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2 studies we use to appy

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Social learning theory
Operant conditioning

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How does social impact explain this

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Attention- role model - models that eat one almond a day - role model because she’s skinny

Retention > recall behaviour > recall model diet

Reproduction> display when appropriate > adult hood being to go on diets

Motivation> praise that models gets because she’s sho skinny
Thinspire women to get anorexia GIGI HADID

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How does operant conditioning explain this

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positive reinforcement
—> gives compliments so that increase thinspire

positive punishment
—> insults so that decrease behaviour of eating

negative reinforcement
—> removing name calling to maintain increase thinspire

negative punishment
—> lose compliments because of eating > less eating

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Symptoms of anorexia

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Intense fear of gaining weight
Body dysmophia
Lack of recognition of the seriousness of the Low body weight

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