BHAN155: Body Image

Social physique anxiety (SPA) • Persons with SPA spend a disproportionate amount of time fixating on their bodies, working out, and performing tasks that are ego centered and self-directed.

Social physique anxiety (SPA) • Persons with SPA spend a disproportionate amount of time ____ on their bodies, _____ ___, and performing tasks that are ____ centered and ____-___.

Binge-Eating Disorder • Binge-eaters gorge, but do not practice inappropriate compensatory behaviors and so may be clinically obese. • Lifetime prevalence of binge-eating is 1.4 percent.

Binge-Eating Disorder • Binge-eaters gorge, but do not _____ inappropriate ________ behaviors and so may be ____ ____. • Lifetime prevalence of binge-eating is ____ percent.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) • Obsessively concerned with their appearance • Distorted view of their own body shape, body size, weight, perceived lack of muscles, facial blemishes, size of body parts, and so on.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) • Obsessively ______ with their _____ • Distorted view of their own body ____, body ____, weight, perceived lack of ____, facial _____, size of body parts, and so on.

Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) • Some eating disorders are not easily classified • Some patterns of eating disorder do not fit into diagnostic criteria, but are a legitimate psychiatric illness. • This group of disorders, eating disorders not otherwise specified, can include night eating syndrome or recurrent purging in the absence of binge-eating, bulimia nervosa of low frequency/duration, and a typical anorexia nervosa.

Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) • Some eating disorders are not easily _____ • Some patterns of eating disorder do not fit into ____ criteria, but are a legitimate _____ illness. • This group of disorders, eating disorders not otherwise specified, can include _____ ____ syndrome or recurrent ____ in the absence of binge-eating, ___- nervosa of low frequency/duration, and a typical _____ nervosa.

Estimates suggest that 0.3 percent of women suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime. • Self-starvation • Distorted body image • Purging through vomiting or using laxatives

Estimates suggest that ____ percent of _____ suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime. • ______-_____ • ______ ____ ______ • _______________ (hint: What do they do to make themselves skinny?)

Exercise Disorder • Compulsive exercise is also called anorexia athletica. • It is characterized not by a desire to exercise but a compulsion to do so. • A person may struggle with guilt and anxiety if he or she doesn't workout. • Injuries to joints, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, broken bones, and stress on the heart occur. • People with this disorder are often plagued by anxiety and/or depression.

Exercise Disorder • Compulsive exercise is also called _____ _____. • It is characterized not by a desire to exercise but a _____ to do so. • A person may struggle with ____ and ____ if he or she doesn't workout. • Injuries to _____, _____, _____, ______, broken bones, and ______ on the heart occur. • People with this disorder are often plagued by _____ and/or _______.

• Learn as much as you can about the disorder. • Know the difference between facts and myths. • Be honest. • Be caring, but firm. • Compliment your friend's personality, successes, or accomplishments. • Be a good role model. • Tell someone.

How can you help someone with disordered eating?

Muscle Dysmorphia • A relatively new form of body image disturbance and exercise disorder among men occurs when a man believes that his body is insufficiently lean or muscular. • Behaviors include comparing oneself unfavorably to others, frequently checking one's appearance in the mirror, and camouflaging one's appearance. • Individuals with muscle dysmorphia are likely to use anabolic steroids and dietary supplements.

Muscle Dysmorphia • A relatively new form of body image disturbance and exercise disorder among _____ occurs when a man believes that his body is insufficiently ___ or _____. • Behaviors include _____ oneself unfavorably to others, frequently checking one's ______ in the mirror, and _______ one's appearance. • Individuals with muscle dysmorphia are likely to use ______ steroids and _____ supplements.

The Female Athlete Triad • The female athlete triad involves three interrelated disorders • Low energy intake, typically prompted by disordered eating behaviors • Menstrual dysfunction, such as amenorrhea • Poor bone density

The Female Athlete Triad • The female athlete triad involves _____ interrelated disorders • ______ _____ ____, typically prompted by disordered eating behaviors • Menstrual dysfunction, such as ______ • Poor bone _____

Treatment for Eating Disorders • Without treatment, about 20 percent of people with a serious eating disorder will die from it. • With treatment, long-term recovery rates range from 44 to 76 percent for anorexia nervosa and50 to 70 percent for bulimia nervosa. • Treatment focuses on reducing threat to life and long-term therapy on the psychological, social, environmental, and physiological factors that have led to the problem.

Treatment for Eating Disorders • Without treatment, about ____ percent of people with a serious eating disorder will ___ from it. • With treatment, ____-term recovery rates range from ___ to ___ percent for anorexia nervosa and ___ to ___ percent for bulimia nervosa. • Treatment focuses on _____ threat to life and long-term therapy on the _____, ____, ______, and ______ factors that have led to the problem.

Individuals binge on huge amounts of food and then engage in purging, vomiting, taking laxatives, or exercising excessively to lose consumed calories.

What is Bulimia Nervosa?

a distorted perception of your shape or feelings of discomfort, shame, or anxiety about your body.

What is a negative body image?

true perception of your appearance; a celebration of being unique.

What is a positive body image?

A persistent, chronic eating disorder characterized by deliberate food restriction and severe, life-threatening weight loss.

What is anorexia nervosa?

• How you see yourself in your mind • What you believe about your own appearance (including your real perceptions about your body) • How comfortable you feel about your body, including your height, shape, and weight • How you sense and control your body as you move

What is body image?

A pattern of atypical behaviors used to achieve or maintain a lower body weight

What is disordered eating?

A psychiatric disorder characterized by severe disturbances in body image and eating behaviors

What is eating disorder?

• Bulimics may fall within normal weight range or they may be overweight. • Up to 3 percent of adolescents and young women are bulimic; rates for men are about 10 percent of female rates.

• Bulimics may fall within _____ weight range or they may be _______. • Up to 3 percent of adolescents and young women are _____; rates for men are about ___ percent of female rates.