Why Doesn't Weight-Loss Advice Apply Equally to All Overweight People?​

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't weight-loss advice apply equally to all overweight people?​

• A) fad diets only work for overweight, but not obese, individuals​
• B) ​only severely obese individuals should exercise
• C) ​people vary in their weight tendencies
• D) ​diabetics should not restrict calorie intake
• E) not all overweight people will benefit from weight loss​

Apply Seligman's concepts of learned helplessness, learned optimism, and explanatory style to analyze individual behaviors.

Discuss the relation between Seligman's psychological theories and health, including mental health (e.g., depression) and physical health (e.g., relation to heart disease).

Compare and contrast Seligman's theories with those of other psychologists, such as Erikson, Horney, Skinner, and Bandura.

Define Type A and Type B behavior patterns and their implications for behavior and health.

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Definitions:

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