How does the set point impact eating disorders?

What will be an ideal response?


This is the tendency of the body to resist variation from a biologically determined set point. As someone loses weight, hunger rises and can trigger strong impulses to binge.

Psychology

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According to your text, the beneficial effects of the wedding are more about its ____ impact

a. financial b. spiritual c. legal d. social

Psychology

During Brian's infancy, his mother suffered from alcoholism and abused drugs. She was never emotionally available to him. As a result, he now has difficulty in his relationships with others and cannot trust people easily. This situation supports the views of the _____

A) sociocultural perspective B) psychosexual theory C) psychosocial development theory D) analytic psychology

Psychology

People who have damage to the amygdala sometimes have difficulty:

a. forming new memories of specific personal events b. recognizing emotions (such as sadness) in facial expressions c. processing language sounds and understanding speech d. controlling basic survival reflexes (such as breathing)

Psychology

Regarding REM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Major muscles appear paralyzed during REM sleep. b. Males and females display sexual arousal during REM sleep. c. You usually dream as soon as you enter Stage 1 sleep. d. Some eye movements during REM sleep correspond to the activities occurring in the dreams.

Psychology