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According to research described in the Critical Thinking box "Has Evolution Programmed Us to Overeat?" people in food-rich societies overeat because eating is a ritualized behavior that helps individuals communicate hierarchies.


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Primary Prevention

Strategies or actions aimed at preventing a problem or illness before it occurs.

Secondary Prevention

Health care interventions aimed at early detection and management of a disease to halt its progress and prevent complications.

Tertiary Prevention

Efforts aimed at reducing the impact of already established diseases by focusing on therapy and rehabilitation.

Regressive Coping

A coping mechanism characterized by the adoption of behaviors typical at an earlier stage of development when faced with stressors, instead of handling them in a mature manner.

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