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What is one of the most common ways to get people to get a gym membership?

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capitalizing on securities and weight stigma.

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What is BMI a measure of?

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Size, BMI can be a complete inaccurate assessment of health

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What is obesity measuring?

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Level of function

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What is the definition of obesity?

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Excess adiposity and/or dysfunctional adipose tissue that causes biopsychosocial co-morbidities (NO MENTION OF BMI)

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Why would higher weight and obesity not be the same?

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Higher weight- Mark of physical health

Obesity- mental disorder

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How is weight highly socialized?

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  1. Body ideals and expectations
  2. Associations of personal characteristics with weight
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What are the most common adjectives associated with weight stigma?

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Lazy, non-compliant, and lacking self-control

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What is weight stigma?

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Negative social stereotypes and misconceptions associated with body weight

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What further projects weight stigma?

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The media

Example- T.V show “The Biggest Loser”

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What is the problem with weight stigma?

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The problem is associating personality traits with weight

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Adults who have obesity identify ________ ________ settings as a source of weight stigma

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Physical Activity Settings

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Experiencing weight stigma reduces ____ - _______ to be active

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Self-efficacy

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Weight stigma increases maladaptive coping behaviors like…..

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Unhealthy eating and avoiding activity

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What is the prevailing narrative for the cause of obesity?

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That someone with obesity is Individually Responsible

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How many known causes are there of obesity?

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200 causal factors

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What are the 7 main categories that summarize the causes of obesity?

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  1. Food production
  2. Social influences
  3. Food Consumption
  4. Individual Psychology
  5. Biology
  6. Individual Activity
  7. Activity Environment
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What is an example of how food production can affect obesity?

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Food production is a social determinant of health, access to grocery stores can affect obesity

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What is an example of how Social Influences can affect obesity?

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Socialization

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What is an example of how Food consumption can affect obesity?

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Cooking skills

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What is an example of how Individual Psychology can affect obesity?

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Mental illnesses

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What is an example of how Biology can affect obesity?

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Genetic proportions, families usually have similar body structures

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What is an example of how Individual Activity can affect obesity?

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Knowledge of activities

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What is an example of how Activity Environment can affect obesity?

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Parks, sidewalks, are you safe?

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How can you connect the complex map of obesity to social determinants of health?

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Food production and individual activity are still there but they do not function in isolation.

Example: We can give you exercise and nutrition programs however we must take into consideration social determinants, can you even afford this program?

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Only ____ to ____ percent of Canadian adults are visibly active.
15 to 20 percent
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What is weight bias?
Negative attitudes we hold towards weight (not just society)- can be influenced by weight stigma, and/or implicit (we don't know they are there)
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What is weight based discrimination?
When you act on your bias to treat others unfairly
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Why is embarrassment not the same as shame and guilt?
Embarrassment is ACUTE
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What does shame and guilt impact and how does it impact it?
Wellness and health behaviors by increasing stress, maladaptive eating behaviors and physical inactivity
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What does shame do?
An intense emotion - Shame further takes away our feeling of power
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What does guilt do?
An intense emotion -Guilt prevents us from acting for ourselves
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What are 3-4 things that happen when someone is experiencing weight bias and stigma?
1. Increased risk of experiencing internalized weight bias 2. Acceptance and self-directs neg stereotypes associated with weight 3. impacts indiv living with obesity 4. associated with poor mental health outcomes and weight gain
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What is internalized weight bias?
Self-blame, believing negative associations with weight about yourself
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What does internalized weight bias do?
Focuses on obesity and indiv. responsibility, and drives obesity as well as reduces motivation and compliance to health recommendations
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What is the main driver of obesity?
Its not the exercise, and not the nutrition, but the main driver is STIGMA
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What can recognizing your weight bias+stigma do?
Reduces your actions and one step further improves attitudes
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Weight loss is one of the _____ effective goals to set to change your wellness behaviors!
LEAST
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___ % higher likelihood to experience bullying if a child has obesity
63%
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___ % of adults who have obesity report stigma at work
54%
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More then ___% of media representing obesity use weight stigmatizing messaging
70%
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___ % of patients who have obesity report experiencing weight bias from a health care provider
64%
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What is thermoregulation?
"energy in, energy out"
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Why is thermoregulation not effective?
Slow process, the "reward" takes a long time to observe, resources may be limiting, knowledge may be limiting, continuous exposure to weight stigma and risk of internalization
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On average, exercise studies show that weight loss is only about __ kg
2.0 Kg
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Long term __________ for diet programs is very poor
Sustainability
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We should reframe health goals to be ______ related
Wellness
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What are the ACUTE benefits of exercise?
- Better mood - Better sleep - Improves energy levels
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How could you reframe the health goal "I want to improve my sleep" into a wellness goal?
I will sleep 8 hours a day, I will not look at social media
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How could you reframe the health goal "I want to improve my mental health" into a wellness goal?
I will try to meet my friends on the weekend, I will journal
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How could you reframe the health goal "I want to improve my blood pressure" into a wellness goal?
I will exercise 30 mins per day, I will meditate 15 mins a day
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If you focus on _______, _______ will follow
If you focus on wellness, health will follow
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What are some ways you benefit from phy activity other then weight loss
Improves insulin sensitivity, reduced blood pressure, reduce mood disorders, better body image
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______ _____ is not how we should judge the success of physical activity or therapy
Weight loss
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What are 2 more compassionate ways to promote/measure success for physical activity other then the number on the scale?
1. Adherence- did you do the phys activity? 2. Affect- how did you feel after the phys activity?
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Goal should be to have __ to __ mins of moderate to vigorous activity on most days of the week trying to achieve at least ___ min per week AND incorporate strength training _____ per week
30-60 min most days at least 150 mins per week strength training TWICE per week
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What is the issue with media showing rapid weight loss methods?
False promises, "sense of failure", not evidence based or sustainable, increased shame and guilt
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What does the socioecological framework do?
Helps us to understand behavior changes
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How does the socioecological framework work?
- each level influences your behaviors - closer to the middle the more personal - levels interact with each other - some factors may influence you more or less at diff times in your life
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What are the 5 levels in the socioecological framework?
1. Public policy 2. Community 3. Organizational 4. Interpersonal 5. Individual
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What is an example of public policy? (sociological framework)
Laws- online school mandated
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What is an example of Community? (sociological framework)
Access, connectedness, spaces- The library is always packed
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What is an example of Organizational ? (sociological framework)
Schools, workplaces - The uni always has lots of events that are more fun then studying
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What is an example of Interpersonal? (sociological framework)
Family, friends - The ppl in your household are active
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What is an example of Individual? (sociological framework)
Skills, attitudes, knowledge- Your motivation to be active
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Why is it helpful to know the sociological framework?(3 reasons)
- Understand what influences the person and use it to help overcome it - Understand what they may have in control of cannot control and meet them where they are at - Understand what level may need to be addressed to help a person or a larger population
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Influencers in this sociological model vary based on many factors OUTSIDE of our control.(5 key things)
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - Economic stability - healthcare access and quality -social and community network - built environment -education access and quality
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Wellness Behaviors= ______ Strategies
Coping
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Self-compassion may be an important _______ trait that we need for effective coping
Intrapersonal
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What is self-compassion?
Directing kindness and care to yourself
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What are the 3 factors of self-compassion?
1. Self-kindness 2. common humanity 3. mindfulness
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What is Self-kindness?
Treating yourself kindly when things go wrong Focus on resilience Be reassuring not critical - "I failed" to "I tried" or "I failed" to "What can I do next time"
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What is common humanity?
Recognizing that your experiences are a part of life understand differences in stress buckets get away from the "why me" idea - pain and suffering is yours, and this doesn't mean others don't have their own
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What is mindfulness?
Finding the balance between emotions and reality- dont dwell in the negative understand when your emotions are too charged or take over
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How is self-compassion used?
- mostly in a 1 on1 setting - could include adopting other wellness behaviors - helps identify if you need "problem focused" or "emotion focused" coping(you may need to use both)
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What is Problem- focused coping?
Managing a specific event or issue causing distress
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What is Emotion-focused coping?
Regulating your emotional response to a problem or event causing distress
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What are the 5 categories of coping? (can do yourselves or a health care provider can lead you to them)
1. Positive cognitive restructuring 2. Seeking support 3. Problem solving 4. Distraction 5. Escape and avoidance
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Explain the positive cognitive restructuring coping strategy
"finding the bright side" - playing down negativity For some this works well for others it causes mistrust with Heathcare providers
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Explain the seeking support coping strategy
Needs added support/adopt more wellness behaviours
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Explain the problem solving coping strategy
"Plan for action" - you both understand the issue and can addresss it
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Explain the distraction coping strategy
Fill the void with something else (e.g. work out) THIS IS THE ONE THAT COULD GO BAD ex alcoholism- maladaptive strategy
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Explain the escape and avoidance coping strategy
Recognize reality from what you feel - disengage cognitively but keep a balance (mindfulness)
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What is proactive coping?
Establishing wellness behaviors and self-compassion
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What does proactive coping do?
Allows you to be better at managing new stressful situations, emotionally regulate, and have positive biopsychosocial health
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What is self-reflection?
Examining yourself inwardly- make sense of your response and situation in your own way
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What is empathy?
Your ability to understand another persons reality
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Self- reflection and strengthening your empathy is a tool to overcome ______ _______ like implicit power
Structural Barriers
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How would a health professional practice self-reflection in real time?(6 ways)
- Attentive listening - Patient-oriented discussion - Patient- oriented outcomes - Being inquisitive -Conveying their understanding and empathy verbally and physically - taking time to reflect- self-compassion
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A health care professional who is self-reflective is more _______ instead of ______.
Inquisitive instead of directing

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