The influence of television on the attitudes toward eating in Fiji demonstrate that
a. biological factors play a minimal role in the etiology of eating disorders.
b. environmental factors can alter societal attitudes such that the risk of developing eating disorders is increased.
c. definitions of beauty are not changed over time.
d. there is no relationship between physical standards of beauty and desirable personality traits.
Question 2
Joanne tends to blow up at people and then feel guilty. She worries a lot. She complains that she just doesn't really find anything exciting and life is boring.
Joanne
a. shows evidence of neuroticism and low positive affectivity, and has a high risk of developing depression.
b. shows evidence of neuroticism and has a moderate risk of developing depression.
c. shows evidence of introversion, and has a mild risk of developing depression.
d. shows no evidence of any kind that would increase her risk for developing depression.
Eating is a nutritional as well as a social time
Influence of nutritional intake
By age 3, children develop scripts for common events such as eating at a restaurant.
Three factors that influence the distribution of Na+ and K+ ions across the neural membrane.
Attitude and Influence