This document discusses body image and eating disorders. It begins by defining body image and body image distortion, and how the media influences perceptions of body image. It then discusses how this negatively impacts women. Next, it defines and describes the symptoms, health risks, and treatment of three eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. It concludes by listing protective factors against developing unhealthy attitudes about body image and eating.
2. Journal
List five things you like about yourself and list five
things you would like to change about yourself.
3. Body Image
What is body image?
It is a person’s perception of his or her body’s
appearance. Teens who have a positive body
image like what they see when they look in the
mirror
What is body image distortion?
It is when a person has an inaccurate visual
perception of ones body.
Media’s influence
4. What stood out to you in that video?
How does the media affect teens in regards to body
image?
What are magazines and movies trying to advertise?
5. The Impact on Women
One study showed that 55% of college women
thought that they were overweight though only
6% were
94% of one sample of women wanted to be
smaller than they currently were
96% thought that they were larger than the
current societal ideal
Half the women in a study said they would rather
be hit by a truck than be fat
10. Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder- mental disorder in which a
person has a compelling need to starve, to binge
or to binge and purge.
Eating disorders are addictions.
Can happen in anyone
5-10% of all eating disorder cases are in male
11. Risks for developing eating disorders
1. Too much emphasis on 5. Inability to express
appearance. emotions
2. Discomfort with sexual 6. Social Pressures from
maturity- (puberty) media and peers
3. Perfectionism- 7. Pressure felt by athletes
compelling need to do
everything perfectly.
4. Need for control
12. Warning Signs
1. Constantly comparing themselves to others
2. Being unhappy with physical appearance
3. Wearing baggy clothes to hide body
changes
4. Thinking its disgusting to have menstrual
periods
5. Never being satisfied with anything they do
13. Warning Signs
6. Perceiving parent or guardians as never
being satisfied with anything they do
7. Having felt unsafe during childhood (sexual,
physical abuse in the family)
8. Feeling secure only when in control of
situation
9. Not know what to do when feeling lonely,
rejected or depressed
10. Eating, starving, excessively exercising or
purging when feeling uncomfortable
14. Anorexia Nervosa
Begins with individuals restricting certain
foods, not unlike someone who is dieting.
Restrict high-fat foods first
Food intake becomes severly limited.
Doesn’t meet that the individual stops eating
all together.
15. Anorexia Nervosa
May exhibit unusual behaviors with regards to
food.
Preoccupied with thoughts of food and may show
obsessive-compulsive tendencies related to food.
May adopt ritualistic behaviors at mealtime
May collect recipes or prepare elaborate meals
for others.
16. Health Consequences
Dehydration, constipation, abdominal pain and
nausea
Hair loss
Hormonal changes
Damage to heart, kidneys, and other body organs
Decrease in heart rate and blood pressure
Absence of menstruation
Impaired immune system functions
17. Treatment
Team of professionals- physicians, nurses,
dietitians and mental health professionals
Treatment plan addresses physical and
emotional health problems
Hospital stay to treat dehydration and
malnutrition- feeding tubes
18. Bulimia
Is an eating disorder in which a person binges
and purges.
More common than anorexia nervosa
Occurs in people who are trying to lose weight,
tried a diet and were unsuccessful
Generally know they have a problem
19. People with bulimia may…
Binge in private and eat regular amounts when
with people
Have a secret place where they binge
Steal food and/or hide it
Steal money or food
Exercise excessively between binges
Think about food constantly and plan each
binge
20. More on bulimia nervosa
Later age at the onset of the disorder
Are able to maintain a normal weight
Will not seek treatment until they are ready
21. Two subtypes
purging type
self-induced vomiting and laxatives as a way to get rid of the
extra calories they have taken in
non-purging type
use a period of fasting and excessive exercise to make up for
the binge
22.
23. Health Consequences
Dissolved tooth enamel
Tooth decay
Sore gums
Enlarged salivary glands
Swollen cheeks
Water loss
Depletion of potassium
Increased blood pressure
Impaired bowel function
Damage to heart, kidneys and colon
24. Treatment
Hard to diagnose since they can hide their
behavior
Team of professionals
Treatment plan
Tests to asses damage to the body organs
Dental work
25. Binge Eating Disorder
Is an eating disorder in which a person cannot
control eating and eats excessive amounts.
Diagnosis made when a person binges 2 or more
times per week for 6 months
They are obsessed with eating.
Turn to food as a coping mechanism
26. Protective Factors
Get fit.
Being fit and feeling strong does not mean being
thin.
Get Postitive.
Never underestimate the power of your self-talk.
Develop yourself.
Spend your time developing your talents and loves
Stop comparing.
Pay attention to the answers. See if students focus on the physical things rather than the interior things.
Begin 15% or more below desirable body weight. May exercise to extreme’s
Such as chewing each bite of food a certain number of times.
Anorexia in teens, bulimia in early 20’sThis makes it very hard for family and friends to even notice that anything is wronglikely to have a more accurate perception of their body than those who are anorexicreadily acknowledge to themselves that there is a problem with their behavior in regards to food