Viewing Body Image and Eating Behavior as Occurring Along a Continuum

question 25

Multiple Choice

Viewing body image and eating behavior as occurring along a continuum can help us understand

• A) how occasional unhealthful eating patterns can progress to disordered eating.
• B) how critical evaluation of our body image can help us to maintain strict control of our body weight.
• C) societal expectations governing appearance and body weight.
• D) why weight-loss strategies rarely succeed without psychological counseling about body image.

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Definitions:

Heterozygote Advantage

A phenomenon in which the heterozygous condition confers some special advantage on an individual that either homozygous condition does not (i.e., Aa has a higher degree of fitness than does AA or aa).

Chorionic Villus Sampling

A prenatal test where samples of the chorionic villi are taken to test for genetic disorders in the fetus.

Amniocentesis

Sampling of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus to obtain information about its development and genetic makeup. Compare with chorionic villus sampling.

Pedigrees

A diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance of phenotypes of a particular gene or organism and its ancestors from one generation to the next, used in genetics.