Why Is It Important to Follow Norms If an Individual

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Essay

Why is it important to follow norms if an individual wants to fit in in society?

Understand the rising rates of eating disorders among different demographics and potential reasons behind this trend.

Understand the role of nutritional rehabilitation and high-calorie diets in treating anorexia nervosa.

Recognize the gender disparities in the prevalence of eating disorders.

Evaluate the effectiveness and ethical considerations of forced feeding in treating eating disorders.

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Definitions:

Social Script

A sequence of expected behaviors for a given situation, shared within a culture or social group, guiding individuals on how to act in specific contexts.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, also known as the "I knew it all along" effect.

Bystander Effect

A social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Two-factor Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions are based on physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal.