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You are a counselor for those suffering from eating disorders. Today, you have two different group sessions: one consisting of clients with obesity issues, and one dealing with anorexia issues. So that the clients feel more comfortable, you would like to first start the session by explaining some of the physiological factors that cause people to eat or not eat. Then, you will open the floor for questions from the group.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in APA format containing the following (Points will be deducted if Assignment length is not met or is exceeded):
- Introduction: Act as the eating disorder counselor and introduce yourself to the group. Provide a brief explanation about what you will be discussing today.
- Description of the physiological factors for hunger and satiety: Discuss the physiological myths about hunger and satiety and those physiological factors that do contribute to hunger and satiety.
Respond to the following questions proposed by the two different groups:
- Lindsey asked: My parents were both obese, is that why I am?
- Robert asked: My girlfriend and I eat together all of the time, so we eat the same food and amounts of food, but she never gains weight like I do. Why is that?
- Nancy asked: My mom says that I became anorexic because I’ve been reading too many Cosmo magazines and want to look like those girls. Maybe I did, but I really just don’t crave food. What do you think it is?
Tyra asked: I don’t eat because every time I do, I just feel sick! Do you know why this is?
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Preview: ... telling us to consume food. Although some believe that this theory explains why the body runs out of energy, it is a fact that it is just a way to get ready for the stress caused by the various body processes implemented to allocate the energy from food (Pinel, 2011).The set point theory has persuaded or influenced scientists and researchers to create more understandable ideas upon how the body implements insulin and glucose in blood to achieve a balance in our bodies. Another theory is the glucostatic theory which implies that we become hungry at the moment our glucose levels decline and become below their set point, and we become full whenever the levels go back to their normal set point, restating that eating is an essential factor in the restoration of blood glucose (Pinel, 2011). Before it was believed that motivations for eating were controlled by two areas in the hypothalamus the lateral hypothalamus (LH) which regulates feeding and the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) which controls satiety a myth which we now know is not true (Pinel, 2011). Evidence shows that VMH lesions incline the levels of blood insulin and lipogenesis becoming the first cause of obesity as it increases body fat production and decreases its breakdown causing us to eat while lesions in the LH impair the sense of taste decreasing the need or wish to eat (Pinel, 2011).
Lindsey’s question: “My parents were both obese, is that why I am?â€
Well Lindsey, although genetics can play a huge role in obesity it is not the only factor. A major factor which contributes to obesity is the bad eating habits individuals hold for example; as we grow u ...
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