Body image is harder to maintain during adolescent years because __________.
Which of the following is the least likely way that peer groups influence a person's body image?
Which of the following is a symptom of Bulimia?
The media through television, movies, and the Internet can affect a person's body image. Can books also contribute to this problem? Why or why not?
While not traditionally a visual medium, unhealthy expectations can be communicated through print. Diet and relationship books are particularly likely in promoting a negative body image. Students should understand that body image isn't only affected by visual mediums.
People with a healthy body image will NOT __________.
Making realistic goals is an important part of creating a healthy body image. How does one determine if a goal is realistic?
Any goal that emphases a quick "fix" is not realistic. Just as it takes time to develop bad habits, it also takes time to unlearn and replace them with good habits. Goals that are planned out over a span of time tend to be more realistic. Also, realistic goals can be vetted by parents, teachers, or medical professionals to ensure they are safe and attainable.
List the health issues involved with binge eating disorder and explain how the disorder perpetuates itself.
Binge eating disorder causes people to become overweight. It also eventually leads to cardiovascular diseases and high blood pressure. The disorder perpetuates itself by creating feelings of extreme guilt in the person afflicted, which lowers resistance towards other episodes of frequent overeating.
Recall a time when you recognized a false body image in the media. Describe the event and highlight one or more methods the media used to create the unrealistic depiction.
Students should list an interaction with the media where they recognized an unrealistic depiction of body image. Examples may include a TV show they just watched, a magazine they read, or a celebrity site on the Internet. Students should be able to recognize in the example that the body image was either digitally/cosmetically altered or an extreme outlier in body type. Comments from either the media or other users that were negative about a person's appearance is another method students might recognize.
Does the media influence how men perceive their bodies? Why or why not?
The media can affect the body image of a person of any age, gender, or ethnicity. While some arguments can be made that men in general suffer less societal pressure to look a certain way, they are also bombarded with images of extremely muscular, fit men either being pursued by women, enjoying life's luxuries, or both.
Eating disorders are frequently accompanied by existing psychiatric and physical illness, including anxiety, obsessive behavior, depression, and __________.
Does the media influence how men perceive their bodies? Why or why not?
Which of the following is a symptom of Bulimia?
Body image is harder to maintain during adolescent years because __________.
Which of the following is the least likely way that peer groups influence a person's body image?
Making realistic goals is an important part of creating a healthy body image. How does one determine if a goal is realistic?
People with a healthy body image will NOT __________.
The media through television, movies, and the Internet can affect a person's body image. Can books also contribute to this problem? Why or why not?
Eating disorders are frequently accompanied by existing psychiatric and physical illness, including anxiety, obsessive behavior, depression, and __________.
Recall a time when you recognized a false body image in the media. Describe the event and highlight one or more methods the media used to create the unrealistic depiction.
List the health issues involved with binge eating disorder and explain how the disorder perpetuates itself.
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