Body Image 101
What is body image?
How you think and feel about your body and the way you see your body.
What does the "_BT" in CBT and DBT stand for?
Behavioral Therapy
1)A ____N ___
2) B____ N_____
3) A___R___F___I__D
1) Anorexia Nervosa
2) Bulimia Nervosa
3) Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
How many tables are in the dining room?
7! That's why we can only have 7 people total in one group/cohort.
True or False: There are good food and there are bad foods.
FALSE. Food does not have morality!
What is diet culture?
A belief system that prioritizes thinness, weight loss, and food restriction as a marker of health, morality/goodness, and worth. It shapes what society says is normal around eating and bodies.
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors/actions
In FBT, who is responsible for making sure the teen gets enough nutrition?
THE CAREGIVER/PARENT!
True or False: Someone can be malnourished even if they don't "look" underweight
TRUE!
What is HAES?
Health At Every Size!
The belief that a body can be healthy at any shape and size. It directly challenges diet culture beliefs. This is what our team believes!
Name one DBT skill
Ex: Riding the wave, mindfulness, TIIP, opposite action, DEAR MAN
Because having an eating disorder can make it really hard to consistently give yourself enough food and choose foods that support recovery. Parents know preferences better than professionals. During and after treatment you are with your parents, not professionals!
What does CEDP stand for? What does PHP stand for? What does IOP stand for?
Comprehensive Eating Disorder Program, Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program
Name one thing that can happen to a body when it doesn't get enough nutrition?
Ex: fatigue, feel really cold, difficult concentrating, mood changes, hormonal changes, slow growth, lower heart rate
What is one reason a photo online might not show how someone really looks?
Lighting, angle, posing, make-up, filters, editing, clothing, or only posting certain pictures.
What is exposure therapy and why is it important?
It's when you face your fears and it's important for teaching your brain that you don't need to avoid when there isn't a real danger.
What is a goal weight + how is it set? (remember to not share specific numbers!)
It's the weight that is the BEST GUESS as to where a body needs to be after there has been weight loss. Doctors pick this based on the individuals growth history!
30 minutes + 15 minutes and because 1) we need a structure to keep the program day flowing and 2) this is a relatively "normal" time expected to complete a meal and snack. It's practice for real life!
Why might someone feel really bloated, nauseous, or full when they start eating more food and more regularly?
Digestion slows as a way to adapt to surviving during restriction and the GI system needs time to adjust to having more intake
What is one problem with comparing your body to someone elses?
Bodies are naturally different. We don't know what is happening inside of someone else's body or their life.
What is one process on the hexaflex (ACT)?
Acceptance, cognitive defusion, present-moment awareness, self-as-context, values, committed action.
OR:
Let it be, let it go, stay here, notice yourself, choose what matters, do what matters
Why do meals and snacks not immediately get smaller when someone has reached their goal weight?
Because the metabolic rate has increased, so the body now needs this amount to maintain current growth.
Name all of the disciplines on your treatment team.
Social worker, psychiatrist, doctor, nurse, behavioral health tech, child life specialist, dietitian, administrative staff, your parents, AND YOU!
Why does an adolescent in eating disorder treatment need more food than their friends (who aren't in treatment) and than an adult?