CUNY City College of New York Psychology Essay

Part 1: After reading the article by Burgard (2009), respond to the discussion prompt below. Response must be at least 200 words.

Prompt: Deb Burgard critiques commonly held medical assumptions about weight and health, and proposes a five-point Health at Every Size (HAES) model to treat obesity. In this discussion forum, explain how you might apply 3 of the 5 points of the HAES model to improve your health, given your particular size and weight.(125lbs) Be sure to provide a foundation for your explanation and cite a quote from the article to incorporate in your response.

Part 2: Answer the following questions according to the article by Kaufman and Karpati (2007) attached below.

1. State the research design used for the study described in this article. Choose one of the following: Case Study, Content Analysis, Correlation, Experiment, Longitudinal, Qualitative.

2. State the type of empirical data analyzed for the study described in this article. (Choose one of the following: Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed/Both. Cite an example of the type of the data.

3. In 1-2 sentences, describe the participants (the sample) for the study described in this article. Be specific: indicate the type(s)/group(s) of participants, the number of participants, and demographic characteristics of the participants.

4. In 1-2 sentences, state the main finding(s)/results of the study described in this article.

5. In 1-2 sentences, explain how the conclusions of the study contribute to understanding of the topic of the article.