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THE CLASSES ARE BY VIDYA MA'AM A GUEST LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
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DIGESTION:
Most relatively little as and proteins are glycogen. of the body’s energy reserves stored as fats,
THEORIES OF HUNGER AND EATING: SET POINTS VERSUS POSITIVE INCENTIVES
The set-point mechanism defines the set point, the detector mechanism detects deviations from the set point, and the effector mechanism acts to eliminate the deviations.
POSITIVE-INCENTIVE PERSPECTIVE ON HUNGER AND EATING.
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HOW MUCH WE EAT
SATIETY SIGNALS: Food in the gut and glucose entering the blood can induce satiety signals, which inhibit subsequent consumption.
THE CONCEPT OF HYPOTHALAMIC HUNGER AND SATIETY CENTERS:
LEPTIN AND THE REGULATION OF BODY FAT:
NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM: The endocrine glands only the organs whose primary function appears to be the release of hormones.
F 09 7 The two main classes of gonadal hormones are androgens and oestrogens; F 09 7 Testosterone is the most common androgen, and oestradiol is the most common oestrogen. F 09 7 The ovaries and testes also release a third class of steroid hormones called progestins. F 09 7 The most common progestin is progesterone, which in females prepares the uterus and the breasts for pregnancy
THE PITUITARY:
CONTROL OF THE ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PITUITARY BY THE HYPOTHALAMUS.