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Key Question - Is the influence of role models and celebrities something…
Key Question - Is the influence of role models and celebrities something that causes anorexia?
Symptoms of Anorexia
Anxiety
Fear of gaining weight
Weight
Weight loss of 85% compared to normal body weight
Amenorrhoea
When your period stops before end of reproductive age
Causing hair loss, headaches, acne, pelvic pain, vision changes
Body-image distortion
Negative body image
Causes avoiding mirrors and social situations or always looking in mirrors
Facts
Usually occurs between the ages of 12 and 29
1 in 200 adults diagnosed with it
Highest death rate out of all the mental disorders
Fashion models/dancers like to get Anorexia = public views and expectations
Damaging Paradox
"Ideal" weight for people is size 0 yet fast food is becoming more popular and it's cheap so it's hard to be a size 0, making people feel like they aren't good enough or have failed
Media
95% of people own a TV = ver y popular = people watching 3-4 hours a day on average
Media is a part of our lives no matter where we are = radio/TV/phones/cameras/news
Increasing anxiety due to celebrity influences
ARRM
ATTENTION
Observing models and "the perfect body" through the media
RETENTION
Strting to change themselves and lose weight to get compliments
REPRODUCTION
Reproducing their behaviour to get a desired response
MOTIVATION
Motivation to be like the role models they see
KEY TERMS
Vicarious Reinforcement
When someone is being complimented for being skinny, it will make them want to pursue their image to keep getting positive compliments
Role Models
Fashion Models/Celebrities
SLT references
Operant Conditioning
Positive Reinforcement : Praise for weight loss = getting out of control
Classical Conditioning
UCS (attention) --> UCR (food)
NS (weight loss) + UCS (attention) --> UCR (good)
CS (weight loss) --> CR (good)