Motivation and Emotion PSYC 2618 Chapter 9

Eating disorders intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat distorted perception of their body body image dominates self-concept

Anorexia nervosa when a person maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight

Bulimia nervosa disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise weight is usually close to normal

Causes of eating disorders The thinness ideal Genes

Emotional intelligence the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions developed by Salovey & Mayer

Emotional intelligence (cont’d) expanded by Goleman includes the ability to control impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals

Mischel’s marshmallow test more emotionally stable more popular higher scores on college entrance exams