8 th Grade Health

1. 8th Grade Health Chapter 11 Body Image

2. Body Image and Self-Esteem How you feel about your body can affect your self-esteem. The changes your body is going through are normal. The real world is very different than how the media portrays body types. Remember: Remember: The key to positive body image and high self-esteem is having an optimistic attitude and a healthy lifestyle.

3. Body Image and Self-Esteem Know what makes you happy. Set realistic goals. Spend time with people who appreciate you. Get plenty of rest and exercise. Eat well. Do not compare yourself to others or to media images. Develop a style that is all your own.

4. What Are Eating Disorders? Approximately 36 million people in the United States have an eating disorder. • Eating disorder • An extreme and damaging eating behavior that can lead to sickness and even death • Many of the people who have eating disorders suffer from unrealistic and unhealthy body images. • Eating disorders have little to do with hunger. • Often, eating disorders are brought on by mental/emotional problems such as depression or low self-esteem.

5. Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is most common among female teens between the ages of 14 and 18. • Anorexia nervosa • An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation leading to extreme weight loss • In an effort to gain control over their lives and bodies, people with anorexia begin to change their diet, by eating less and less

6. Anorexia Nervosa

7. Bulimia Nervosa People with bulimia nervosa do not usually become overly thin. • Bulimia nervosa • A condition in which a person eats large amounts of food and then secretly purges People with bulimia purge the food they have eaten by vomiting or taking laxatives.

8. Bulimia Nervosa

9. Help for People with Eating Disorders • Treatment for people with eating disorders can involve working with a counselor, primary care doctor, and nutritionist. • When an eating disorder involves serious medical problems or severe depression, a hospital or special treatment facility may be recommended.

10. Caring An eating disorder is a cry for help. If you believe that friend has an eating disorder, talk with a trusted adult such as a school counselor or nurse. Consulting an adult is not an act of betrayal. It is the best way to show you care about your friend.

11. Assignment 1 • Evaluate the ways are the symptoms of anorexia and bulimia similar? In what ways are the two disorders different? • Explain factors that affect ones body image.