Module 4 Flashcards
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term used to refer to our dynamic perception of our own body, including how it looks, feels, and moves, attitudes and feelings about how we look, and how we think others see them.
Body image
Body image is a [blank] encompassing how we perceive, think, feel, and act toward or bodies.
multidimensional construct
Body image is [x] because it may change based on the people we interact with, the situations we find ourselves in, and cultural expectations.
dynamic
Our body image is influenced strongly by x and y, more so than by external evaluation by others.
self esteem and self evaluation
Body image can be powerfully influenced and affected by
culture, societal and cultural standards of appearance and attractiveness
are affected because of hormones that change our body and even how we think and behave.
adolescents
Adolescents are affected by x that change our body and even how we think and behave
hormones
an overarching idea we have about who we are - physically,
emotionally, socially, spiritually, and in terms of any other aspects that make up who we are.
self-concept
factors that influence in individual’s body image
media
society and culture
puberty
psychological culture
a book about women’s efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies–a book about the meaning of food and its rejection.
the obsession: tyranny of slenderness
who is the author of obsession: tyranny of slenderness
kim chernin
For girls, the strongest predictor of body dissatisfaction was
internalization
the degree to which someone adopts a sociocultural body as his or her own adopts a sociocultural body ideal as his or her own
internalization
factors affecting Relationship Between Weight Status and Body Image
BMI
Internalization
Social Comparison
Fat talk
Weight-related bullying
The tendency to compare one’s body or physique to that of the others
Social Comparison
Negative or derogatory comments about weight or body size.
includes food, eating, exercise habits, and body size
Fat talk
Overweight and obese youth are more likely to be the targets of weightrelated
bullying
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Body dissatisfaction are related to higher prevalence of school level
teasing
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Results to sadness, depressed moods, lower self-esteem, and higher
body dissatisfaction
weight related bullying
Barriers related to Physical Inactivity
Individual barriers (e.g. psychological barriers)
§ Social barriers (e.g. exclusion and teasing)
§ Environmental barriers (e.g. facilities)
severe restriction of food intake to unhealthy levels
that results in caloric deprivation
anorexia nervosa
characterized by binge episodes of overeating
followed by compensatory purging or obligatory exercise to counteract
excessive caloric intake
bulimia nervosa
binge episodes without an accompanying
purging method
binge eating disorder
One’s emotions around exercise and psychological mindset, including
motivation for exercise, are as important as the quantity of exercise
sessions
dysfucntional exercise
Parents tend to become more critical regarding their children’s
appearance, eating, and physical activity as they move into and
through adolescence.
helicopter parenting
rituals that mark important stages in an individual’s life cycle. These ceremonial events exist in all historically known societies.
rites of passage