Description
Book SynopsisThis text provides readers with a concise introduction to the psychology of eating focussing on the psychological and biological processes that underlie eating behaviour. While insights into eating behaviour that has gone wrong, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are offered, the primary focus is on 'normal' eating behaviour.
Eating Behaviour highlights the way that the brain and body control eating, the environmental factors that infiltrate the consciousness to make us think it is time to eat, and childhood, to unravel how eating behaviour develops within the individual.
The text covers the subject of eating and food related behaviour from the five main areas of psychology, developmental, cognitive, social, biological, and psychopathological perspectives. Written in a lively, accessible style, it is designed to give readers a basic understanding of the topic and a platform from which to expand their knowledge of this area.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Widely held assumptions and methods
The energy demands of the brain - Central mechanisms of eating
Storage and digestion - Peripheral mechanisms of eating
Learning about food – Developmental aspects of eating behaviour
Choosing between foods - Cognitive aspects of eating behaviour
The effect of others - Social aspects of eating behaviour
Getting inside people's heads: Restraint, emotional eating, disinhibition and their combined effects
Dealing with obesity - Dieting and drugs
When eating behaviour goes wrong - Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified
Tying up loose ends - Towards a combined theory in eating behaviour
Appendix One: The neurochemistry of appetite regulation
Appendix Two: The hormonal control of appetite regulation
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