eating disorders

1. Physical Health Unit

2. Starter
 What are 4 things you like about who
you are as a person/your personality?
(ex: funny, kind, thoughtful, etc.)
 What are 4 things you like about your
physical appearance?
 In your opinion, how does the media
affect the ways that we view and think
about our bodies?

3. Is it really a big deal?
 1 in 150 females suffers from Anorexia
Nervosa
 Recent studies on college campuses show
that almost 20% of college females have
Bulimia Nervosa
 In regards to gender, 1 in 10 cases of these
disorders involve males. This means that
hundreds of thousands of males are
affected, but fewer are diagnosed

4. Warning Signs of Eating
Disorders
 Calorie restriction, binge eating, or
secretive eating
 Extreme preoccupation with food
 Distorted body image (claiming to feel
fat when they are emaciated)
 Abuse of laxatives, diuretics, diet pills
etc.
 Excessive/Extreme amounts of exercise

5. Anorexia Nervosa
 Extreme caloric restrictions for long
periods of time to deliberately starve
themselves, resulting in loss of body
weigh of at least 15%
 An intense fear of becoming
obese
 Distorted body image

6. Bulimia Nervosa
 A cyclical pattern of binge-eating
associated with some type of purging
 Purging forms can include:
○ Excessive fasting
○ Self-induced vomiting
○ Excessive exercising
○ Use of diuretics/laxatives

8. Negative Physical Effects
 Tooth decay, loss of enamel, and gum disease
 Weakening of the heart due to malnourishment
and arrhythmias
 Possible renal (kidney) impairment and
swelling in the cheeks and face
 Stomach ruptures
 Urinary infections
 Osteoporosis
 Menstrual irregularities
 Lowered resistance to infection
 Dizziness and muscular weakness

9. How do we really see
ourselves?

10. The “Media Effect”

11. Group Discussion
 Pictures/Commercials
 What are they trying to “sell” and how do
they sell it?
 What is the real message they’re giving?
 What does the media do to depict unrealistic
and unattainable goals?

12. Paradigm
 A framework containing the basic
assumptions, ways of thinking, and
methodology that are commonly
accepted by members of a community.
 Ex: We face the doors in an elevator

13. Challenging Paradigms
 Who are the real heroes?

14. Body Image…What is it?
 What you believe about your own
appearance (including your memories,
assumptions, and generalizations).
 How you feel about your body, including
your height, shape, and weight.
 How you sense and control your body as
you move. How you feel in your body, not
just about you

15. Negative Body Image
 A distorted perception of your shape--you
perceive parts of your body unlike they really
are.
 You are convinced that only other people are
attractive and that your body size or shape is a
sign of personal failure.
 You feel ashamed, self-conscious, and
anxious about your body.
 You feel uncomfortable and awkward in your
body.

16. Positive Body Image
 A clear, true perception of your shape--you see the
various parts of your body as they really are.
 You celebrate and appreciate your natural body
shape and you understand that a person’s physical
appearance says very little about their character and
value as a person.
 You feel proud and accepting of your unique body
and refuse to spend an unreasonable amount of time
worrying about food, weight, and calories.
 You feel comfortable and confident in your body.

17. Affirmations