Eating May Be Affected by a Number of Factors, Such

question 44

Essay

Eating may be affected by a number of factors, such as appetite, food portions, and cultural practices. Eating disorders, however, involve more extreme disturbances in eating behavior, such as unhealthy reduction of calories or extreme anxiety concerning weight. Two eating disorders presented in your text are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Briefly describe each of these disorders.

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Definitions:

Nonsense Syllables

Strings of letters that do not follow grammatical rules and do not have meaning, used in memory and learning experiments.

Encoding Failure

The inability to recall specific information because of insufficient encoding of the information at the time of memory formation.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are excluded from conscious awareness.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newly learned information.