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• 2 Eating Behaviour

• 2.1 Attitudes to Food and Eating Behavoiur

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• What does the idea of parental modeling suggest in eating behaviours?

  That the eating behavoiurs and attitudes towards food in children will be affected by that of their parents. (Supported by Brown and Odgen who reported consistent correlations between parents and their children in terms of of snack food intake, eating motivations and body dissatisfaction).

• What was the conclusion of Powell and Khan's research (1995)?

  Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders (e.g. BN, AN) are more pronounced in white women than black or Asian women.

• What effects do social class have on attitudes toward eating?

  Body dissatisfaction, dieting behaviour and eating disorders are much more common in higher-class individuals, and far less common in lower-classes. (Supported by Dornbusch et al, Goode et al).

• What conclusions were reached from research conducted by Davis et al?

  This research concluded that one hour prior to a binge, a bulimic will have more negative mood states that one hour prior to a normal snack or meal.

• What was the study by Meyer and Gast (2008) and what did they find?

  10-12 yr old boys and girls were surveyed and the results found that there was a significant correlation between peer influence and disordered eating.

• What did Mumford et al (1991) find in their research?

  The incidence of bulimia was greater among Asian schoolgirls than among their white counterparts.

• What did Story et al (1995) find in their research?

  In a sample of American students, higher social class was related to greater satisfaction with weight and lower rates of weight control behaviours such as vomiting.

• What is the reality of chocolate as a comfort food?

  Although chocolate may have an antidepressant effect on some people, when consumed when in a negative mood, it is more likely to prolong rather than alleviate the negative mood (Parker et al, 2006).

• 4 Schizophrenia

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• 4.3 Psychological Explanations of Schizophrenia

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• What was Freud's belief on schizophrenia?

  Freud believed schizophrenia was the result of two processes. The regression to a pre-ego state and attempts to regain ego control. Freud saw and schizophrenia as an infantile state with some symptoms showing pre-ego and other symptoms showing re-establishing ego control

• What is the belief of the cognitive explanation?

  Schizophrenics will acquire the condition through biological means, but it will develop cognitively. They will experience hallucinations (e.g.) and turn to others for validation. When others tell them it's not real, the schizophrenic doesn't believe them, developing delusional beliefs that they're being manipulated by others