PSY 113 1st Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture I. Motivation and EmotionsII. Moods and EmotionsIII. Motivation and ArousalIV. Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsV. Self Determination TheoryVI. Eating DisordersVII. Sexual DesireOutline of Current LectureI. HungerII. AnorexiaIII. BulimiaIV. Binge eatingV. Sex and genderVI. Interpersonal relationshipsCurrent LectureMotivation: Hunger-the body monitors fat stores by assessing levels of the horomone leptin.-leptin is from the Greek word for leptos, or “thin”-produced and secreted by fat cells-fat stores and leptin levels are positively correlated, so leptin levels provide a measure for the amount of fat that has been storedAnorexia-characterized by food restriction-obsessed with having a thin figure-irrational fear of weight gainBulimia-characterized by binge eating and purging-eat lots of food in a short amount of time followed by ridding self of food (purging) due to concern of body weightBinge Eating-episodes of uncontrollable eating (binging)-during binge, rapidly consume excessive foodSex and GenderThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-sex: biological and physiological characteristics-females – xx chromosomes-males – xy chromosome-gender – socially constructed roles behaviors, activities, and attributes that society considers appropriate for men and women-sex categories: males, female-gender categories: feminine, masculine-gender identity: how a person identifies-gender expression – how a person dresses or shows their gender-gender binary – only two genders-common in western world, there are 3 genders in other countries-transgender – gender identity or gender not matching one’s sex: FTM or MTFInterpersonal Relationships-John Gottman used combo of heart rate, facial expression, and analysis of the way people talk about their relationship to predict if the relationship would last- Easier to focus on partner’s negative qualities- Happy couples make 5x more positive comments about eachother- To maintain positive relationships, it takes
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