fresh outta psych class...
and i couldnt be more pissed.
we're studying conditioning and shaping. so the prof thought an anorexia mini-documentary would be a fine learning tool for this. i knew the video would be triggering, i braced myself for it. but what i wasnt expecting was what he said after it.
apparently people with anorexia are "attention whores." they only act a certain way because the people and hospitals who try to help them reinforce the behavior.
now im not an expert, and i cant speak for anyone else, but i can speak from my own experiences.
When i wasnt eating my mom and relatives would often times yell at me to eat. my nutritionist spoke to me and treated me like i was a toddler. and the nurses at hospitals made fun of the state of my body and my condition. but i didnt start eating because of them.
I started eating again because i had something to live for-hockey-and it was slipping away from me by not eating. I was so weak i could barely skate let alone stand up without passing out. i realized playing hockey was more important to me than being thin and thats what saved me. so i slowly helped myself get better.
i had so many other reasons to start eating again, and i could go on forever listing them. But i can tell you for sure that reinforcement and "attention whoreing" would definitely not be on it.
So Fuck You Professor.
we're studying conditioning and shaping. so the prof thought an anorexia mini-documentary would be a fine learning tool for this. i knew the video would be triggering, i braced myself for it. but what i wasnt expecting was what he said after it.
apparently people with anorexia are "attention whores." they only act a certain way because the people and hospitals who try to help them reinforce the behavior.
now im not an expert, and i cant speak for anyone else, but i can speak from my own experiences.
When i wasnt eating my mom and relatives would often times yell at me to eat. my nutritionist spoke to me and treated me like i was a toddler. and the nurses at hospitals made fun of the state of my body and my condition. but i didnt start eating because of them.
I started eating again because i had something to live for-hockey-and it was slipping away from me by not eating. I was so weak i could barely skate let alone stand up without passing out. i realized playing hockey was more important to me than being thin and thats what saved me. so i slowly helped myself get better.
i had so many other reasons to start eating again, and i could go on forever listing them. But i can tell you for sure that reinforcement and "attention whoreing" would definitely not be on it.
So Fuck You Professor.