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English to Polish translations [PRO] Science - Psychology
English term or phrase:contagion
"The fact that eating disorders run in families does not necessarily indicate that inherited factors are wholly or even partly respon sible. Aggregation within families could be due to environmental influences. A number of studies have been done concerning the eat ing habits and attitudes of the family members of those with eating problems. To date these studies have mainly focused on the relatives of patients with anorexia nervosa, and their findings have varied greatly. Some have found high rates of unusual eating attitudes and behavior; others have not. In clinical practice accounts of apparent contagion are not uncommon. An example is mothers putting pressure on their daugh ters to join them on a diet (see Box 11)." C. Fairburn "Overcoming binge eating"
Przytoczony fragment odnosi się do dziedziczności zaburzeń odżywiania oraz prawdopodobieństwa wystąpienia owych zaburzeń u kogoś, kto w rodzinie ma już podobne przypadki. Contagion to oczywiście 'zarażenie, zakażenie', ale nie jestem pewna, czy termin ten może być tutaj w ten sposób przetłumaczony. Nie udało mi się znaleźć własnie takiego tłumaczenia w odniesieniu do zaburzeń odżywiania, jako czegoś czym można się 'zarazić'. Wydaje mi się, że ro dziwnie brzmi.