Why Does Adolescence Appear to Be a Prime Time for the Development

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why does adolescence appear to be a prime time for the development of eating disorders in females?

• A)It is the first time that girls receive media images promoting thinness.
• B)The formal operational stage of thinking is required to develop the obsessive behaviors.
• C)The gene that controls eating does not "turn-on" until adolescence.
• D)The normal weight gain in puberty is viewed as problematic.

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Definitions:

Rationalization

A defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation.

Projection

An ego defense mechanism whereby individuals attribute to other people characteristics or impulses they do not wish to acknowledge in themselves.

Defecating

The act of expelling feces from the body's large intestine through the anus.

Ego Ideal

A component of the personality comprising the standards and aspirations for behaviors that one strives to achieve.