1. Define obesity and explain two reasons it is considered to be an epidemic in

1. Define obesity and explain two reasons it is considered to be an epidemic in the United States. Discuss how, in a nation so obsessed with thinness, obesity has become such a problem. What treatment options are most effective? Name 2 and explain.
2. Do you think obesity should be considered an eating disorder in the DSM-VI? When would obesity become ‘disordered’? Should allowing children to be obese be considered abusive? Explain your answers. (Alternately, should parents of children with eating disorders be considered abusive?
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Essentials to Understanding Abnormal Behavior by David Sue, Derald
Sue, Diane M. Sue, Stanley Sue 3rd Edition | Copyright 2017

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