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Body Image 2
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BODY IMAGE
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WHAT IS BODY IMAGE?
Body Image is a person’s perception of their physical self
and the thoughts and feelings, positive or negative, about
their body.
POSITIVE BODY IMAGE
A person with a positive body image feels confident in their own skin. A
person with a positive body image understands that as long as they are
happy with their appearance and body that’s all that matters even if it
does not live up to other people's standards. A healthy lifestyle with a
balanced diet and exercise contributes to a positive body image.
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NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE
A person has a negative body image when they feel like their body has to
match the standards of their family, social media, and friends. They will
frequently compare themselves with others, especially models and
people on social media, and will have unrealistic views of what their body
should look like. People will feel embarrassed and insecure. For example,
a person with a normal BMI (Body Mass Index) may see themselves as fat.
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WHAT FACTORS AFFECT During those two hours, people come across
BODY IMAGE? posts about celebrities, models, and people
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WHAT FACTORS AFFECT BODY
IMAGE?
Friends and Family
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ANOREXIA NERVOSA
W H AT I S I T ?
Anorexia is the lack or loss of appetite for food (as
a medical condition). It is an emotional disorder
characterised by an obsessive desire to lose weight
by refusing to eat.
3 SYMPTOMS OF
ANOREXIA
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WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Disordered eating often begins with dieting to get in shape or eat healthier,
but then progresses into an extreme situation. Many other factors can
increase the risk that the dieting may develop into an eating disorder such
as anorexia. These include:
Young teenagers around the age
• Family factors – genetics, family influences, religion, culture
group of 12-15 are most likely to
have this disorder because they are • Individual factors – such as low self-esteem or wanting to do things
exposed to the media a lot and look perfectly all the time and attitudes towards self appearance
up to a many celebrities who they
aspire to be like who may have an • Outside factors – the influence of the media and social pressures to look a
unrealistic body image. During the certain way
teenage years is also when people
start caring a lot about how they • Life factors – certain stressors like exams, work, relationships and feeling
look and start feeling more self overwhelmed, anxiety and depression
conscious about themselves.