Social Media
What is an influencer?
A term describes people with a large following on social media who influence others’ opinions or purchase.
This person is a famous Canadian artist born in Toronto and his most popular song is “baby”
Justin Bieber
What is a myth centered around gender and plastic surgery?
Only women get plastic surgery
What percent of elementary school girls (6-12) are concerned about their weight or becoming fat?
40-60%
This term describes unrealistic beauty standards perpetuated by filtered and edited social media images.
social media dysmorphia
This person is Spiderman’s girlfriend
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman
Body positivity tells people they should never want to change their appearance.
Body positivity supports the freedom to make changes if they come from self-love, not societal pressure.
The average age of Canadian Women when they develop BDD/ ED
19-30 years old
Definition of Social comparison
comparing oneself to others.
This person is a fashion icon who gained popularity from her family's reality TV show
Kim Kardashian
Body positivity means rejecting beauty altogether.
Body positivity embraces all forms of beauty, encouraging people to define it for themselves
Eating disorders are often accompanied by other mental illnesses. What percent of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression?
50%
A term for an image or video that quickly gains popularity across social media platforms.
viral
Current oldest player in the NBA
Lebron James
People change how they appear to the public only because they want people to think of them as a “better” person.
No, because some people improve their profile to motivate others to do the same or even to change their own mindset and their lifestyle.
In Canada, an estimated 2.7 million people are impacted by eating disorders. Approximately how many of these are youth?
1.4 million
Name two ways to combat the negative impact on body image.
taking breaks from social media,
Curating feed with positive accounts.
This person is an actress who played a role in “mean girls” and “The parent trap”
Lindsay Lohan
body positivity is only for women
The movement is for everyone, regardless of gender.
By what age do people start to have internalized stereotypes about body size?
3 years old