RFA - Body Image

How do you call the "confidence in one's own worth or abilities"?

• self-esteem

• obsession

• image

• body image

How do you call 'The way you see and feel about your body'?

• self-esteem

• obsession

• image

• body image

How do you call a psychological disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with their appearance?

• body image

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• obsession

• Metabolic Syndrome

Answer explanation

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or body dysmorphia, is a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance. These flaws are often unnoticeable to others. People of any age can have BDD, but it's most common in teenagers and young adults. It affects both men and women.

At what age does a child start being affected by their body image?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

What is the percentage of teenagers feeling ashamed in relation to their body image?

• A quarter

• One third

• Half

• More than half

Answer explanation

almost one-third (31%) of teenagers felt ashamed in relation to their body image.

What is the percentage of teenagers who stopped eating at some point or restricted their diets due to worrying about their body image?

• A quarter

• One third

• Half

• More than Half

Answer explanation

More than a third of British teenagers (35 per cent) had stopped eating at some point or restricted their diets due to worrying about their body image.

Which of the following can have an impact on body image?

• Social media

• The culture you live in

• Friends and family

• All of them

Answer explanation

There are many things that can impact how we feel about our bodies. Every culture has different ideas around what body type is and isn’t acceptable, and this can influence the way a person is treated based on their body. Comments from friends and family and things we see on social media can also have an impact on how we feel about ourselves.

Who is generally affected by a negative body image?

• Older women

• Younger men

• Younger women and teenage girls

• Anyone

Answer explanation

Body image is to do with how you feel about your body, and everyone has body image. Although certain groups can sometimes feel more pressure than others to look a certain way or be a certain weight or shape, everyone can experience negative body image at certain times in their life, or even throughout their lives.

How many teenagers said that things their friends have said have made them worry about their body image?

• two in ten

• three in ten

• four in ten

• five in ten

What is the percentage of teenagers who say that images on social media caused them to worry about their body image?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50