Basics of Motivation by EvaMarie David

Reasons for eating disorders

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:13:56 UTC

1. Sexual Abuse- Childhood abuse, although not a cause of eating disorders, may negatively affect one's body image of themself

2. Family Situation- One's family situation may cause one to cultivate poor eating habits

3. Genetics- One's genes may cause an individual to form an unconditional eating diorder.

Set- Point Theory

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:26:46 UTC

The predetermined, semi-permanent concept of a set weight, regardless of the moderate eating, social, and physical patterns that an individual maintains. With the obesity eating disorder, poor diet and physicality choices contribute to a fluctuation in one's set-point weight.

Effects of Anoerexia Nervosa

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:39:38 UTC

Low body-weight

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:40:48 UTC

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

newtons — 2014-04-07 16:42:16 UTC

Maslow says that people pogress through the stages as they fulfill their basic needs and progress to more advanced needs. A person's motivation changes as their needs advance which shows that Maslow's hierarchy explains all of human motivation.

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:44:00 UTC

Sexual Motivation

andrearach95 — 2014-04-07 16:48:24 UTC

Alfred Kinsey- interviewed 18,000 men and women and found that even in the 40s premarital sex and different techniques were common

Master and Johnson found four phases in sexual response when watching volunteers have intercourse or masturbate in a laboratory, which are:

1. Excitement Phase

2. Plateau Phase

3. Orgasm Phase

4. Resolution Phase

Gender Differences

andrearach95 — 2014-04-07 16:49:49 UTC

Men	Women
More interested in sex; initiate and think about sex more often	Less interested in sex
Want sex with more partners	Not as interested in sex with many partners
Desire sex without emotional commitment	Desire sex with emotional commitment
Focus on youth and physical attractiveness when choosing a sex partner	Focus on social and economic status when choosing a sex partner
Feel more jealous when partner is physically unfaithful	Feel more jealous when partner is emotionally unfaithful

Effects of Bulimia Nervosa

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:49:52 UTC

Self-Purging

lalo_puente97 — 2014-04-07 16:51:15 UTC

1) The Hypothalmus is involved in recognizing hunger.

In rats, damage to this will result in the loss of interest on eating.

2)the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus

is involved in recognizing fullness.

In rats, damage to this will result in excessive eating

Hunger motivation

lalo_puente97 — 2014-04-07 16:51:52 UTC

Environmenal Factors of Hunger Motivation

lalo_puente97 — 2014-04-07 16:52:28 UTC

Habits: People learn habits, such as when and how much they eat. These habits also influence hunger and food intake

Stress stressful situations can stimulate hunger in some people.

In other people, stress decreases hunger.

Cultural attitudes: Cultural attitudes about ideal body size and shape have a strong influence on what and how much people eat.

Fun Facts

evamarie_david — 2014-04-07 16:53:48 UTC

The USA has the highest percentile of obese individuals per capita

lalo_puente97 — 2014-04-07 16:58:02 UTC