All About Body Image and Eating Disorders

1. All About Body Image and Eating Disorders

2. What are Eating Disorders? • Extremes in eating behavior characterized by: • Withdrawal from social activities • Irrational fear of getting fat • Distorted view of body shape • Extreme food intake • Unhealthy eating patterns that begin gradually and build to the point where a person feels unable to control them

3. Challenge Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an eating disorder? • Irrational fear of getting fat • Extreme food intake • Seeking comfort from others • Distorted view of body shape

4. Causes Biological factors Psychological factors Environmental factors • Our culture reinforces a desire for thinness through models, actors, etc. • Negative comments from family members and friends about the way you look Inherited genes make some more susceptible to eating disorders Chemicals in the brain may be altered Low self-esteem Drive for perfectionism Trouble controlling compulsive behaviors, managing moods and expressing anger

5. Challenge Trouble controlling compulsive behaviors, managing moods and expressing anger is an example of which type of factors? • Biological factors • Psychological factors • Environmental factors

6. Anorexia Nervosa • An extreme fear of weight gain and a distorted view of body size and shape; an intense drive for thinness • Counts or portions food carefully • Dark circles under eyes and emaciated cheeks • 1 in 2,400 adolescents is anorexic

7. Bulimia Nervosa • Eats a lot and then compensates in extreme ways, such as forced vomiting or excessive exercise, to prevent weight gain • Purge by vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas or excessive exercise • Swollen glands in neck or face • Tooth decay • “Chipmunk cheeks” • People with anorexia are usually very thin and underweight. Those with bulimia may be a normal weight or even overweight, which is why the disease may go undetected.

8. Compulsive Exercise Disorder • A compulsive need to exercise so as not to gain weight • Injuries such as fractures and muscle strains • Serious permanent health problems • In extreme cases, death

9. Challenge Eating large amounts of food and then getting rid of it by vomiting, or taking laxatives or diuretics is characteristic of which disorder? A. Anorexia B. Bulimia C. Compulsive Exercise Disorder

10. What is Compulsive Exercise Disorder (or Exercise Bulimia)? • Early Show Clip

11. Binge Eating Disorder • Eating unusually large amounts of food at one time even when feeling full • Binge eats frequently and repeatedly • Finds food comforting and soothing • Tends to be depressed and gain weight or be obese • Does NOT vomit, over exercise or abuse laxatives like bulimics • 1/3 of people between ages 2 and 19 are overweight or obese

12. Signs You Are a Binge Eater When you have binge-eating disorder you often have numerous behavioral and emotional signs and symptoms. • Eating extremely large amounts of food • Eating in secret or when you’re alone • Eating even when you're full or not hungry • Eating rapidly during binge episodes • Frequent dieting, possibly without weight loss • Feeling depressed, anxious, disgusted or upset about your eating • Feeling that your eating behavior is out of control

13. Health Complications of Binge Eating Disorder • Depression • Suicidal thoughts • Insomnia (can’t sleep) • Obesity • High blood pressure • Gallbladder disease and other digestive problems • Joint pain • Muscle pain • Headaches • Type 2 diabetes • High blood cholesterol • Heart disease

14. Challenge Name 3 health consequences that can occur from binge eating.

15. And the answer is... • Depression • Suicidal thoughts • Insomnia (can’t sleep) • Obesity • High blood pressure • Gallbladder disease and other digestive problems • Joint pain • Muscle pain • Headaches • Type 2 diabetes • High blood cholesterol • Heart disease

16. Living With Binge Eating Disorder America’s #1 Eating Disorder Personal story

17. What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)? • Chronic mental illness in which you can't stop thinking about a minor or imagined flaw in your appearance • Avoids social situations • Sometimes called “imagined ugliness”

18. Signs of BDD • Preoccupation with appearance • Frequent examination of yourself in the mirror or avoiding mirrors • Belief that others take special notice of your appearance in a negative way • The need to seek reassurance about your appearance from others • Frequent cosmetic procedures with little satisfaction • Excessive grooming, such as hair plucking • Skin picking • Refusal to appear in pictures

19. Health Complications of BDD • Suicidal thoughts or behavior • Repeated hospitalizations • Depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mood disorders • Eating disorders • Staying at home and difficulty attending work or school • Substance abuse • Low self-esteem • Lack of close relationships

20. Challenge Name 3 health consequences of having body dysmorphic disorder.

21. And the answer is... • Suicidal thoughts or behavior • Repeated hospitalizations • Depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mood disorders • Eating disorders • Staying at home and difficulty attending work or school • Substance abuse • Low self-esteem • Lack of close relationships

22. Living with BDD News Clip