P3 – Explain 2 Specific Health Psychology Issues
Unit 30- Health Psychology
P3- Explain 2 specific health psychology issues.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder where a person tries to keep their weight as low as possible- it is also classes as a serious mental health condition. It usually develops from anxiety about body weight and shape, and often a person has a desire to be thin or a fear of being overweight. Often people with anorexia will exercise a lot/too much, stick to an extreme diet where they don’t eat much and make themselves vomit. It commonly affects females and usually develops around the age of 16 or 17.
It can be caused by things such as social pressure, for example if all of a person’s friends are naturally thin and this could cause low self-esteem
P3- Explain 2 specific health psychology issues.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder where a person tries to keep their weight as low as possible- it is also classes as a serious mental health condition. It usually develops from anxiety about body weight and shape, and often a person has a desire to be thin or a fear of being overweight. Often people with anorexia will exercise a lot/too much, stick to an extreme diet where they don’t eat much and make themselves vomit. It commonly affects females and usually develops around the age of 16 or 17.
It can be caused by things such as social pressure, for example if all of a person’s friends are naturally thin and this could cause low self-esteem