Describe the sociocultural origins of eating disorders
What will be an ideal response?
Essay should include:
Eating disorders may have many origins and there remain many unanswered questions. First, children may refuse to eat as a way of punishing their parents. Second, there is some research, which suggests that eating disorders are linked to sexual abuse in young women. The sociocultural climate in the United States also may contribute to eating disorders. Slimness is idealized in magazines and on television. Models and those in beauty pageants tend to be both taller and thinner than the typical American female.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is a typical employment pattern of an emerging adult?
a. exit college, move into a career. b. move into a career that stems from a job worked in high school. c. work 7-8 jobs before they are 30-years old and then settle into a career. d. never find a career; float between jobs.
Mona has decided to have a Cesarean section rather than a vaginal delivery. While this decision will reduce some risks, it will increase the risk of
A. hypoxia. B. spina bifida. C. maternal infection. D. low birth weight.
Instrumental traits are associated with women
Indicate whether the statement is true or false