What are some of the ways you associate food with reinforcement or punishment?

Food as a Reward?
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We all can relate to the “clean plate club” as well as food as reward and punishment. That is, “if you eat your dinner, you can have dessert,” or “now you’ll go to bed hungry.” This assignment assesses your ability to reflect on and analyze the ways you associate food with reinforcement or punishment.
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Consider the following questions as you prepare your written essay (Length: 500 words excluding title page and references):
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1. When you reflect back on those sorts of utterances related to the “clean plate club,” what message does it send to children?
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2. What are some of the ways you associate food with reinforcement or punishment?
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3. Discuss the implications of those associations in the context of some of the eating disorders outlined in the book.
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Nolen-Hoeksema’s Abnormal Psychology, 9th Edition, by Heather Jennings. ISBN10: 1260829464
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ISBN13: 9781260829464