Ch. 9 Having a Healthy Body Image

Range of irregular eating behaviors.

• disordered eating

• purging

• Bulimia nervosa

• airbrushing

Attempts to rid the body of food.

• Sleeping
• Purging
• Exercising excessively
• Vomiting

Digitally altering an image to eliminate blemishes, cellulite, bulges, or wrinkles.

• Airbrushing

• Editing
• Enhancing
• Filtering

Disordered eating pattern characterized by an obsession with healthy eating.

• Bulimia
• Obesity
• Anorexia
• Orthorexia

Mental illness characterized by abnormal eating or disturbances in eating habits.

• Eating disorderly
• Food disorder
• Eating disorder
• Nutrition disorder

Flawed belief that having a thinner body or lower weight is always better.

• Illusion
• Deception
• Falsity
• Weight stigma

Fine hair that grows all over the body as a result of starvation due to anorexia nervosa.

• lanugo
• plumage
• down
• fur

Subjective mental image of one's own body; established based on self-observation and the reactions of others.

• Body image
• Body perception
• Self-perception
• Physical image

Disorder characterized by extreme concern with becoming more muscular.

• Anorexia nervosa
• Body dysmorphic disorder
• Muscle dysmorphia
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Infrequent or delayed hard, dry bowel movements.

• Stomachache
• Constipation
• Headache
• Diarrhea