Briefly describe the thinking patterns of individuals with feeding and eating disorders.

What will be an ideal response?


Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? Cognitive models-overvaluation of appearance: people consider their body shape to be one of the most important aspects of their self-evaluation and believe that achieving thinness will bring social and psychological benefits; body dissatisfaction combined with perfectionism and low self-esteem can lead to disordered eating patterns; people are more concerned with the opinions of others, are more conforming to others' wishes, and are more perfectionist and rigid in their evaluations of themselves; dichotomous thinking

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Behavior and cognitive therapies grew out of:

A. the psychoanalytic perspective B. interest in Rogers and Maslow's humanistic theories C. dissatisfaction with psychoanalysis D. research questioning the works of Pavlov and Skinner

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Conception occurs when:

A. ova are released by the fallopian tubes B. the baby is born C. a sperm penetrates the ovum's membrane D. the embryo develops

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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