Eating Disorders Presentation

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Name_____________________________________
Eating Disorders
Body Image
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Eating Disorders
Body Image
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Body Image and Eating Disorders
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Body Dysmorphia When a person has a distorted
and inaccurate body image.
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Muscle Dysmorphia When a person has a distorted
and inaccurate idea about how much muscle they
have.
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Body Image Videos and Activities

• Video http//www.youtube.com/watch?vBAa07LYkx-A
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vShsB-UOxqjg
• Body image handouts
• http//school.discoveryeducation.com/teachersguide
  s/pdf/health/aims/the_mirror_in_my_mind_body_image
  _and_self.pdf

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Body Image Experiment
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Some people take this information to
extremes! If I lose a little weight by
burning off more calories than I take in, then I
will lose a LOT of weight if I restrict my
calories by not eating or by throwing up the food
I eat. Hmmm..
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Anorexia Nervosa

• People who have anorexia have an intense fear of
  gaining weight. They severely limit the amount of
  food they eat and can become dangerously thin.

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Anorexia Nervosa

• Anorexia affects both the body and the mind. It
  may start as dieting, but it gets out of control.

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Anorexia Warning Signs

• Dramatic weight loss
• Calorie restriction
• Refusal to eat certain foods or food categories
  (no fats, no carbs)

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Anorexia Warning Signs

• Avoidance of situations involving food
• Excessive exercise routine
• Withdrawal from usual friends/relatives

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Health Risks with Anorexia

• Heart and kidney problems/failure
• Nutrition deficiency
• Digestive problems

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Health Risks with Anorexia

• Electrolyte imbalance
• Brittle Bones
• Low muscle tone

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Bulimia Nervosa

• Bulimia is an eating disorder that involves
  bingeing on food followed by purging, or throwing
  up food.

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Bulimia Nervosa

• Some people purge their food by throwing up, some
  use laxatives. A new category includes people
  who purge calories by exercise.

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Bulimia Warning Signs

• Wrappers/containers indicating consumption of
  large amounts of food
• Frequent trips to bathroom after meals
• Signs of vomiting
• IE staining of teeth, long/frequent trips to
  bathroom
• Source National Eating Disorders Association
  Website

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Bulimia Warning Signs

• Excessive and rigid exercise routine
• Withdrawal from usual friends/relatives
• Family friends may have difficultly detecting
  bulimic behavior because many individuals keep
  these rituals very secretive and often maintain
  normal or above normal body weight.

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Health Risks with Bulimia

• Electrolyte imbalance
• Laxative dependence
• Dental problems
• Stomach rupture
• Menstruation irregularities

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Binge Eating Disorder Warning Signs

• Wrappers/containers indicating consumption of
  large amounts of food
• MAY be overweight for age and height
• MAY have a long history of repeated efforts to
  diet.
• Source National Eating Disorders Association
  Website

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Binge Eating Disorder Warning Signs

• Feel desperate about their difficulty to control
  food intake
• MAY eat throughout the day with no planned
  mealtimes
• Source National Eating Disorders Association
  Website

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Health Risks with Binge Eating Disorder

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Gall bladder disease
• Diabetes
• Heart disease

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Connecting Eating Disorders

• Some people just have one of these eating
  disorders, others have a combination of two or
  three disorders.
• EXAMPLE Many people with Anorexia struggle with
  restricting calories and then binge eat. Then
  they struggle with guilt and throw up food,
  leading to Bulimia.

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Exercise Bulimia is a newly recognized eating
disorder, characterized by a compulsion to purge
calories through excessive exercise. It is also
known as "compulsive exercise" or "exercise
addiction.
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With Exercise Bulimia, sufferers feel a desire
to purge calories, but use rigorous exercise as
their method as opposed to someone with
traditional Bulimia.
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• Symptoms of Exercise Bulimia include
• Inflexibility as to time of day and mode of
  exercise.
• Exercise even when sick or injured.
• Prioritizing exercise over social dates, family
  functions, work, or school.
• Intense fear at states of rest.

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• Intense anxiety at situations where preferred
  method of exercise is unavailable.
• Intense guilt when forced to stray from exercise
  routine.
• Refusal to eat if unable to exercise.

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Psychological factors for people with EDs

• Low self-esteem
• Feelings of inadequacy or failure
• Feeling out of control

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Psychological factors for people with EDs

• 4-Response to change (puberty)
• 5-Response to stress
• 6-Competition for sports, dance
• 7-Personal illness

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Gymnastics and ED
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Personality Characteristics

• Need for approval
• Perfectionist
• Obsessive tendencies
• Irrational thinking
• Difficulty coping

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Interpersonal Factors

1. Troubled family and personal relationships
2. History of being teased or ridiculed based on
   size or weight
3. History of abuse

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Social and Cultural Factors

1. Cultural pressures that glorify thinness and
   place value on obtaining the perfect body
2. Narrow definitions of beauty that include only
   women and men of specific body weights and shapes
3. Cultural norms that value people on the basis of
   physical appearance and not inner qualities and
   strengths

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Biological Factors

1. Eating disorders often run in families (learn
   coping skills and attitudes in family)
2. Genetic componentresearch about brain and eating
   in taking place (certain chemicals in the brain
   control hunger, appetite and digestion have been
   found unbalanced).
3. Source www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

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Barbie and Bodies

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• 39 inch chest
• 19 inch waist
• 33 inch hips
• Virtually unattainable for an adult woman
• http//www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20055694-10
  391704.html

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Average American Woman Barbie Doll Manequin in Department Stores
54 and 145 lbs. 59 about 101 lbs 61 about 108 lbs.
30 waist 19 waist 23 waist
41 hips 33 hips 34 hips
Size 12 Size 4 Size 6
Source http//www.anred.com/stats.html
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What would Barbie look like with the Average
American Woman Measurements?
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What would Barbie look like with the Average
American Woman Measurements?
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http//7online.com/shopping/normal-barbie-comes-wi
th-cellulite-stretch-marks-and-tattoos/403436/

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G. I. Joe

• 1970-GI Joe was 5 ft. 10 inches, 32 inch waist
  and 12 inch upper arms
• 2010-29 inch waist and 18 ½ inch arms

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Treatment options

1. Psychotherapy
2. Support or self-help groups
3. Medical treatment
4. Hospitalization

Help is available. Get help if you need it.
Encourage a loved one to get help if they need
it.
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How to Help Family and Friends

• Tips for Talking to a Friend Who May Be
  Struggling with an eating Disorder
• Set a time to talk
• Communicate your concerns
• Ask your friend to explore these concerns
• Avoid conflicts
• Avoid placing shame, blame, or guilt
• Avoid giving simple solutions
• Express your continued support
• By National Eating Disorders Association
• www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

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Interesting Facts about Anorexia and Bulimia In
the USA 16 All other countries 3.2
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Interesting Facts One in four college females
has had an eating disorder.
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Interesting Facts At any given point in time
about 40 of adult women are trying to lose
weight.
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Interesting Facts A recent study found that 53
of 13 year old girls are not happy with their
body. That number rises to 78 at age 17.
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• Eating Disorders Whats the deal? quiz.
• Secrets of a magazine cover revealed!

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• Does Photo-shopping Hurt Teens?
• Article and discussion questions
• http//choices.scholastic.com/issues/11_01_14/book
  /2
• http//choices.scholastic.com/Printables-Archive

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Watch DVD Eating Disorders
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ED Crossword and Poetry

• 1-Do the Crossword Puzzle
• 2- ED Poetry
• Choose 2 of the following 4 choices
• Create an acrostic poem, limerick, haiku, or song
  parody for this unit.

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Eating Disorders in MalesOn The Rise

• http//www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2013/11/
  12/eating-disorders-men-increases/3509399/
• Dr. Phil video http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDHE
  5BTPjd3k

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Body ImagePRESSURES

Example Magazines
In your notes, list words that should go on these
arrows to show the sources of the pressure that
shape our body image negatively.
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In your groups

• LIST as many pressures as you can think of that
  belong on those arrows.
• Choose one of the pressures your group listed and
  explain or give examples of how that category
  creates pressure for teens and their body image.

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Body ImagePRESSURES

1.Family
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Body ImagePRESSURES

1.Family
2.friends
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Body ImagePRESSURES

1.Family
2.friends
3.Magazines
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Body ImagePRESSURES
4. Ads

1.Family
2.friends
3.Magazines
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Body ImagePRESSURES
5. Games/ toys
4. Ads

1.Family
2.friends
3.Magazines
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Body ImagePRESSURES
5. Games/ toys
4. Ads

1.Family
6. TV
2.friends
3.Magazines
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Body ImagePRESSURES
5. Games/ toys
4. Ads

1.Family
6. TV
2.friends
7. Music
3.Magazines
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Body ImagePRESSURES
5. Games/ toys
4. Ads

1.Family
6. TV
2.friends
7. Music
3.Magazines
8. Sports
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How to Beat the Pressure!

• Take 5 minutes each day to focus on things about
  your body that you are grateful for and write
  them down. This helps to shift your focus from
  criticism to gratitude.

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How to Beat the Pressure!

• Become a skeptic of the media and the influences
  in your life these outside authorities should
  not have more control over your life than you do.

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How to Beat the Pressure!

• Cultivate a sense of gratitude and non-judgment
  toward yourself and others.

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Tips for a Positive Body Imageu maintain a healthy body image? Here are some tips Remember that health and appearance are two different things. Accept and value your genes - so love those traits as you love your family.
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Tips for a Positive Body Imageu maintain a healthy body image? Here are some tips Keep a list of your positive qualities that have nothing to do with your appearance. Surround yourself with people who are supportive and who make you feel good about yourself. Treat your body with respect and kindness.
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Web Resources

• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
• www.anred.com
• National Eating Disorders Association
• www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
• American Dietetic Association
• www.eatright.org
• Something Fishy Web Site on Eating Disorders
• www.something-fishy.org