A third generation of more successful prevention efforts for eating disorders does not directly focus on body image or disordered eating. These efforts attack the thinness ideal indirectly, or focus on
a. eliminating unhealthy eating habits rather than promoting healthy habits.
b. promoting healthy eating rather than eliminating unhealthy habits.
c. encouraging healthy communications styles in families.
d. eliminating unhealthy communication styles in families.
Answer: b.
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a. derive satisfaction from personal achievement. b. see themselves as less similar to others. c. take personal credit for their successes. d. underestimate their contributions to a team effort.
In the 1990s, the large increase in the number of adults reporting recovered decades-old memories of childhood sexual abuse probably was the result of:
A) memory misattribution produced by the prevalence of graphic sexuality shown on television. B) egocentric bias. C) the prevalence of psychoactive drugs and the permissive sexual culture in the 1960s, when these same individuals were children. D) suggestive techniques used by psychotherapists.
Research has found that contemporary children in East Asia have higher rates of nearsightedness than children in other countries
Which of the following is a suggestion made by some ophthalmologists to decrease the rate of nearsightedness in these children? Have them receive better access to medical care Have them spend more time reading to increase visual acuity Have them spend more time outside playing Have them wear eyeglasses instead of contact lenses
You roll a ball across the floor to a baby. The ball rolls out of sight behind a chair. For the first time, the baby crawls to search for it. The baby is probably about
6 months old. 12 months old. 8 months old. 15 months old.