Evaluation of biological explanations of AN
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- Evaluation of neural explanations of AN
- Pregnancy/birth implications.
- Favaro- prospective birth study and found that prenatal complications associated with the risk of developing AN were: early feeding difficulties and a low birth rate.
- This suggests that pregnancy and birth complication can lead to AN.
- Favaro- prospective birth study and found that prenatal complications associated with the risk of developing AN were: early feeding difficulties and a low birth rate.
- Season of birth.
- Eagles supported this- anorexic individuals tend to be later in birth order compared with healthy individuals.
- The more older siblings a person has, the more likely it is that the mother will have been exposed to common infection.
- Eagles supported this- anorexic individuals tend to be later in birth order compared with healthy individuals.
- AO3 - Beta bias may be different for males, deterministic - determined by a force, internal factor no free will or choice.
- Nature- Biology theory , Practical application - evidence to new mums and reductionist - simplest form.
- Pregnancy/birth implications.
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