Anorexia Nervousa
This eating disorder causes teens to starve themselves out of fear of gaining weight.
What is anorexia Nervosa?
Body dissatisfaction is when a person has a constant negative perception or feeling about their _____ appearance.
Physical
This eating disorder involves cycles of binge eating followed by purging, often through vomiting or laxative use.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
This social media platform, known for its visual content and filters, has been heavily criticized for contributing to unrealistic body standards.
What is Instagram?
The core idea of this theory is that people are most fulfilled when their behavior is driven by internal goals rather than external factors
What is Self-Determination Theory
A teen with anorexia nervosa often believes they are this, even when they are underweight.
What is overweight?
Who is more prone to experience body dissatisfaction because of certain societal standards?
A. Female adolescents and young adult women
B. Male adolescents and young adult men
C. Older women and older men
D. everyone is equally prone to experience body dissatisfaction
A. Female adolescents and young adult women
Binge Eating Disorder differs from Bulimia in this key behavioral way
What is the absence of purging or compensatory behaviors?
In advertising, this technique involves editing photos to make models appear thinner, taller, or more muscular than they are in real life.
What is photoshopping?
Theory is based on three psychological needs that are innate, universal, and essential for well-being.
What is basic needs theory
Anorexia nervosa is classified under this broader type of mental health disorder that involves food and body image.
What is an eating disorder?
Women specifically experience body dissatisfaction because of given “ideal” body standards that are deemed _______.
Unrealistic
This type of therapy is considered one of the most effective treatments for both Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Studies show that repeated exposure to idealized body images in the media can lead to this common mental health issue among teens.
What is low self-esteem?
This theory includes measures of attitudes and social normative perceptions that determine behavioral intention
What is theory of reasoned action
Adolescents with anorexia are at risk for this bone disease due to lack of nutrients.
What is osteoporosis?
T/F: Seeing photos or videos of body diversity on social media platforms that emphasizes loving your body lowers body dissatisfaction.
True
This physiological complication of frequent binge eating can lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, and metabolic issues.
What is obesity?
This term describes the pressure people feel to meet society’s physical ideals, which often leads to unhealthy dieting or excessive exercise.
What is Body Dissatisfaction?
A sub-theory within SDT that explains why some external factors increase motivation, while others reduce it.
What is cognitive evaluation theory
This type of therapy, often involving family members, has shown success in treating anorexia in adolescents.
What is family based therapy?
According to the MAU model, someone who is experiencing body dissatisfaction would have which subjective value regarding dieting?
A. “By eating healthy, I can lose some extra weight”
B. “By restricting what I eat, I can get closer to looking like my favorite model on Instagram”
C. “I can potentially develop an eating disorder if I obsess over dieting”
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
According to the Health Belief Model, someone with Bulimia might delay seeking treatment due to low perception of this.
What is perceived severity or perceived susceptibility?
A 2021 study by Facebook’s internal research revealed that this app "makes body image issues worse for one in three teen girls."
What is Instagram?
The belief that a specific health action for a person would prevent illness
What is value expectancy theory