Psycology of eating disorders
The Psychology of Eating Disorders An eating disorder is a severe disturbance in eating behavior characterized by preoccupation with weight concerns and unhealthy efforts to control weight. Eating disorders have not always been as common as they are now. ... Eating disorders have become much more popular because of young women’s fascination with having to look attractive. ... Mothers are most often blamed for contributing to eating disorders by backing society’s message that “you can never be too thin.” Often times those affected with eating disorders are adolescents and that may because they model the unhealthy dieting behaviors of their parents. Authoritarian parents are those parents who are more likely to have children with eating disorders, because they are overly involved in their children’s lives.