Knowledge
Who are the four members involved when dealing with eating disorders?
1) Mental Health Professionals
2) Registered Dieticians
3) Nurse Practitioners
4) Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and certified personal fitness trainers.
Describe the differences and similarities between Body Image and Self-Esteem.
Body Image is the way one looks at his or her body.
Self esteem is what a person feels about herself/himself.
Both are the perspective of oneself from his or her own view. But, self-esteem is more about personality and the worth a person feels he/she deserves; while, body image is more physical and the way an individual sees about his/her physical body.
What is the cause of a teenager being very weak even though she eats quite a lot?
Bulimia Nervosa. The person eats a lot but she forces herself to purge so she doesn't gain weight.
If a person falls towards unhealthy eating disorders, then who is to blame as an influencer?
***Give 3 answers.
Society - unsupportive
Self - low self-confidence
Genetics - parents' genes influenced their child
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Describe the phrase Eating Disorders in detail?
These life threatening illnesses affect the physical and mental health. It occurs when an individual strives to maintain mood regulation, achieve control over personalities and moods/emotions. The affected individuals believe that changes in food and weight can help to achieve the things they desire.
It's famously believed that 'nobody's perfect' so why do people try to look perfect by going towards eating disorders?
People often don't realize that physical beauty is nothing when compared to the important spiritual beauty. Our society is judged through appearances a lot so people, nowadays, try their best to look amazing whether it harms them or not. Because other celebrities appear to be perfect, their followers try to be like them too and they fall for eating disorders.
"Remind those around you that there is more to their life than their body." How would this quote be interpreted in a way that it helps a person who is affected by eating disorders?
This quote reminds an individual about the actual purpose of life an it explains that the body is just a physical means for fulfilling a spiritual purpose. This saying shows that we should take care of our body so we can live healthily but we mustn't care about others' opinions especially if they are leading to a negative thing (like eating disorders). Once a person understands this, he/she can seek help from professionals to get healthy again.
How is media increasing the rate of people affected by eating disorders?
People appear perfect and fake of social media and social media influencers play a big role in almost every person's life so audiences who are always stressed about their physical appearance can take this seriously and try to change themselves in a way that they look perfect too. In order to do that, one may try to eat less and loose weight or eat a lot to gain weight, hence, going towards the eating disorders.
Can yoga count as exercising? If a person does yoga, does he/she need to do more physical activity afterwards?
Yoga counts as a mediation activity but not physical activity. This is because, a person doesn't really move around or do exercise. So, a person needs to do more exercises according to the age group to reach a high level of fitness.
How can one deal with unhealthy eating disorders?
Eating disorders have stages and they are quite complicated so it is important to ask for help from professional teams as early as possible. Four main types of professionals help a person recover from this phycological and behavioural disease.
Are people, who are affected by eating disorders, more likely to take drugs? Explain.
Yes, because low self esteem forces people to choose between feeling depressed all the time of falling for the eating disorders. To cure the unhappy feelings, people may use hallucinogens and other drugs to stay away from food and feel good about themselves.
A company strongly claims that binge eating is important because people need to stay strong and have stored energy for future. What is your response to that?
Binge eating means over-eating so our body requires a certain amount of food in order to function but if we give it more than it requires then it stores for some time but soon things go haywire once fat goes stops blood flow and other problems start to appear. So it's very bad for one's health and no one should do it.
Give 6 consequences for eating disorders.
-Weak bones
-Ugly teeth
-Problems with digestives systems
-Cardiovascular issues
-Muscle breakdown
-Depression
Should a fitness program include many exercises to choose from OR is it better to repeat the same exercise so a person can master?
Variety of exercises is better because it can help to avoid boredom (which can turn a person away from fitness) and it also helps to challenge the body and help it to grow/improve/adapt faster.
Give 6 (physical or phycological) symptoms of people affected by eating disorders
1) Avoiding food as often as possible
2) Always feeling depressed and self-conscious
3) Trying to burn calories through extra unhealthy exercising
4) Constantly thinking about food and/or appearance
5) Overeating all the time.
6) Using pills to control eating/getting thinner
Helena, a 16-year-old girl, lived at home with her parents and younger sister. In her teenage years, she was a normal kid with a normal weight but she was often concerned for her weight. She used to compare herself with other females she saw and judged herself negatively.......Helena was very thin. She was quite lonely and she was hard to talk to and always distracted. Although she was weak, she did heavy exercises twice each day. So, her parents had to contact some qualified professionals for her condition.
How did Helena go from being healthy to weak? Give some reasons for why her parents couldn't help her.
Helena had a very low self-esteem so she always disgraced herself by thinking of herself as unworthy and invaluable. Even though she was perfectly fit and healthy, she thought that being perfect in appearance requires loosing weight so she anorexia nervosa. Her condition went unnoticed for a long time by her loved ones and her situation worsened until she was very sick and she abused herself mentally. Her parents could not help her because she required qualified people to treat her phsycologically and physically. People were needed to build her self-esteem and body image (which couldn't be done by her parents because she felt very strongly about her unworthiness). Professionals needed to help build her a food plan and she needed a constant help from someone who could make her feel important again.
As Julia is walking down the street, she notices that as usual everyone is snickering at her and saying that she looks like a fat monster. She tried her best to look nice but she can never manage it. Explain why this can lead to an eating (choose the type of eating disorder she may fall towards).
Because everyone makes fun of her, she will feel that she needs acceptance from her community so she will try to change herself in a way that she looks more appealing than a 'fat monster.' She may choose Anorexia nervosa if she can control herself from eating, or she may choose bulimia nervosa if she craves the food.
Give 4 reasons for why a person may fall for the disastrous eating disorders.
-Seeking acceptance from society.
-Low self-esteem & low confidence
-Childhood traumas
-Media influence
Is it good for a person to exercise when he/she is depressed? Why or why not?
How should we set our routines to avoid unhealthy eating disorders?
Making a plan is important so one should follow the Canadian Nutrition Guide to make sure that they are are getting enough food the body needs per day. Other than that, it is also important to exercise daily using the Canadian Physical Activity Guide to make are that one is doing enough exercise to keep himself/herself healthy and fit. Once that is done, having a strong body image is also significant to avoid feeling unworthy and adapting eating disorders.
1/4 of all the people with eating disorders also have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Why do you think this is the case?
The people suffering from eating disorders are very anxious about others' opinions so they are often very stressed about how they look and behave. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder includes that a person experienced a horrifying situation and he/she has flashbacks for it. People affected by eating disorders often also have history for why they have such dangerous habits. Maybe they were being made fun of before they started eating disorders so they are terrified and they are scared to loose these unhealthy eating habits.
You are sure that your neighbour's daughter is affected by bulimia nervosa because she is very thin and she also exercises way too often. How can you help her as a sincere friend (and you know that she won't take you seriously and you'll have to contact an adult)?
Answers may vary. First of all, you will make sure that she has been affected by eating disorders so. you don't make a mistake and accuse someone wrongly. Next, you will try to talk to her, even if she doesn't listen, and you will explain her the danger of bulimia nervosa. Then, you will talk to your parents about her health concern and they can talk to her parents to make sure that the situation doesn't get out of hand. Be confident that even if she gets angry at you, you have done the right thing by protecting and making sure that she has a strong self-esteem. As her treatment is going on, you can also be a good peer by helping her see that she is very valuable and she doesn't deserve to suffer through eating disorders.
Give 5 reasons for why people fail to control themselves against the most common eating disorder of Binge Eating, while knowing that it's very fatal.
1) Emotions overpower the ability to think sensibly so people try to get rid of it through 'stress-eating.'
2) Peer pressure makes one want to look bigger/healthier.
3) Being lazy and never exercising.
4) Genetic issues: a person's parents overeat so he/she does too.
5) Tempting foods/ads allow a person to forget the risks and go towards unhealthy things (like junk food).
What is the national sport of New Zealand?
a. Bandy
b. Floorball
c. Rugby
d. Tennis
c. Rugby