Explain Why Some Public Health Experts Have Observed a "Disconnect

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Essay

Explain why some public health experts have observed a "disconnect" between our media ideals of male and female weight and contemporary reality.

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Definitions:

MMPI-2

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, a comprehensive psychological test that assesses personality traits and psychopathology.

Genetically Inherited

Traits or conditions that are passed from parents to offspring through genes, including physical characteristics and susceptibility to certain diseases.

Traits

Enduring characteristics or qualities of an individual’s personality that are consistent across different situations and over time.

Thematic Apperception Test

A projective psychological test involving a series of ambiguous images presented to an individual, who is then asked to tell a story about each image.