Body Image and Eating Disorders

How you see & feel about your appearance & how comfortable you are with you body is

• Reflection

• Confidence

• Body image

Which eating disorder can cause the person not to get enough nutrients?

• Anorexia

• Bulimia

• Compulsive eating

Anorexics have a distorted image of their own body and wants to be very ____________.

• pretty
• healthy
• thin
• fit

The media does not play a role in influencing body pressures

• true
• false

In addition to overeating and purging, a person with this eating disorder may also try to control weight by:
-compulsive exercise
-skipping meals
-taking laxatives

• binge eating disorder
• anorexia nervosa
• bulimia nervosa
• compulsive nervosa

People with anorexia...

• have a real fear of weight gain
• have a distorted view of their body size and shape
• restrict their food intake by dieting, fasting, or exercising excessively
• All of the above

When people have bulimia nervosa, _____.

• they seldom have food on their mind

• they binge and purge

• the disorder is obvious to other people

• they cannot be anorexic

Eating disorders are harmless to the human body.

• True
• False

Eating disorders have a lot to do with control.

• True
• False

Self-esteem is not something a person can improve

• TRUE

• FALSE