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Solutions For Abnormal Psychology Chapter 7 Problem 14TY

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Solution 1

Eating disorder is a serious issue that is mostly linked with the psychological changes. This is caused due to stress, extreme concern about the body shape and size by social abuses, genetic factors.

Examples: Anorexia nervosa, binge eating, bulimia nervosa.

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In an animal study it is reported that hypothalamus is influential in appetite and weight control. When the researchers made surgical lesions in the ventromedial hypothalamus the mice showed overeating and in contrast the lesions made in the lateral hypothalamus the mice showed restriction in food intake.

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