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Key q
What are the implications for society if anorexia is a learned disorder?
Anorexia nervosa
Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements in context of age, intense fear of gaining weight even though at low weight, lack of recognition id seriousness of low body weight
Issues for society
over 1m UK eating disorder,90 female q AVG 15 yr onset,
Mortality rate addim to hosp is over 10% due to starvation or suicide, higher mortality than any other MH disorder
Anorexic for 10yrs, 1.6m visited sites eg hers
Implications for society
1.7b costs to nhs to treat so prev is better and prone to disease
Sufferers unable to work due to low energy levels if they experience severe symptoms so 4.3b cost to economy
Malnutrition would be common
SLT
Model= similar in age and sex to follower
A= followers pay attention to tips and behaviours
R= retain body image, anorexic behaviours eg how to hide weight loss
Rep= rep body type by copying diet
M= blogs are praised and supported by media so followers are vicariously reinforces to imitate model
SLT EVALUATION
Becker demonstrated the presence of TV had influenced on fiji teens as robust body was celebrated but there was significant Inc in diet and purging= teens imitated celebs via OBS learn
Celeb culture partly responsible for Inc anorexia and issue as celebs are everywhere eg media, TV, ads
Operant c
Peer acceptance = addescents suscepnible to peer inf on patterns of disordered eating
stay slim = encouraged whilst bullying effect on eating behaviour and social event= NEG punishment
As indv thinner= neg reinforcement so hate body less by loosing weigh= severe underweight causing onset of AN
Counterbalance
Despite widespread exp to celeb culture only small portion of society is AN so gen factors predispose some ppl to become A
Theories are correlation not causation so even if measures are put to reg discouragement of diet it won’t reduce AN prevalence
