Adolescent Obesity
The adolescent years are a time when body image is crucial and peers can be painfully critical (Morrill, Leach, Shreeve, & Radebaugh, 1991). The presence of an eating disorder in this critical period can seriously harm an adolescent physically as well as mentally. Although the tendency to leave out obesity when thinking about eating disorders, the most prevalent eating disorder is overeating, or binge-eating. There has been a 75% relative increase in adolescent obesity over the past 3 decades and the numbers are still on the rise (Cameron, Killen, Hayward, & Taylor, 1999). With the exception of genetic inheritance, obese adolescents who constantly overeat could be due to a number of social implications. This paper aims to demonstrate that peers and family play a crucial role in the endless cycle of obesity, and they can either hinder or impede it. Also, a primary prevention strategy based on the social learning theory will be discussed and reviewed.Obesity has only recently been classified as an eating disorder. Previously the label 'obese' was simply for labeling sake, but clearly serious implications are involved with the mental and physical health of the individual and more needs to be done. Currently,
Valtolina, G.G. Marta, M. (1998). Family Relations and Psychosocial Risk in Families with an Obese Adolescent. Psychological Reports, 83, 251-260. · Identify and rate on a feeling scale high and low risk situations for either overeating or acting aggressively towards others It is not the separate learning groups that is the most important, it is the way they integrate together to practice the same types of activities. By emphasizing rewards and strengths, the children will not feel they are being punished for the type of behaviour they normally exert. Also, by letting the children give appraisals to other students, the children will be more likely to practice the behaviour outside the program setting, now knowing what others like the best of their behaviour. Also it is a key necessity that the models, or instructors, also model the assertive behaviour themselves; so the children can them learn through imitating their elders. Instructors should also stress the importance of independent thinking so interpersonal and individual skills have further time to develop.
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