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What is body image?
This refers to how we think, feel, and react to self-perceived physical attributes
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What is Self-Image?
Your own personal view, or mental picture of yourself – of the physical appearance - assets and liabilities. It is how we describe ourselves in our mind’s eye. We may think of ourselves as smart, stupid, beautiful, ugly, fat, thin, talented, selfish, and
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Thinner is better, Taller is better. There is an Ideal body type.
The way Advertisers promote and think about body image
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Experts recommend unplugging and using your bedroom only for sleeping by shutting down all electronics
B. Keep a bedtime routine because this will help relaxation and reduce stress. C. Late nights are ok because you can catch
Healthy sleep habits.
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Famous people who are deaf/blind and have dyslexia.
Helen Keller and Whoopi Goldberg
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What is affected by culture, influence of friends, family, advertisements and others.
Development of a positive body image
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Influences the way we feel about ourselves and our self-image.
Relationships with caregivers, (friends, family) and others
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Tall and thin like a fashion model.
The promotion by advertisers of the ideal body type.
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Earbuds.
Cause noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
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Famous people with Asperger’s.
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington Albert Einstein Leonardo Da Vinci |
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Influences more incidences of eating disorders
A negative body-image.
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This character trait is learned.
Self-image
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It’s not OK to be overweight, have a large frame.
It’s not OK to be short.or have a stocky build.
The message advertisers send to the public about body image.
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Good eating habits and regular exercise. 60 minutes a day of physical activity (meaning moving) doesn’t have to be hitting the gym every day. What matters is getting the right balance of exercise, fruits veggies and protein.
Ways to stay at a healthy weight.
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He was Superman & had a spinal cord injury from a horse riding accident.
Christopher Reeve
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Two ways you can improve your body image.
Explore personal body-image thoughts and look at both strengths and limitations you may have
Confront your personal and distorted thinking about your own body Challenge negative assumptions about body appearance Accept and love the person you are. |
Affects how we act. Changes our perception of strengths and weaknesses.
Self-image
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There are different types of bodies but there is no ideal body type.
The main body-image concept for this jeopardy game
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Log off the computer and turn off social media at night
Turn off your cell phone at bedtime (that doesn’t mean it’s set to vibrate. Turn off your computer at night Get your electronics out of your sleeping space
Ways to technologically unplug and relax to reduce anxiety and stress and get good sleep.
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Musicians with a disability.
John Lennon – Learning Disability,
Bocelli (Blind) Justin Timberlake (OCD) Stevie Wonder (Blind) |
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The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that eating disorders affect more than 5 million and many as 1 in 10 college women suffer from a clinical eating disorder. 1000
Die each year from an eating disorder
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How are positive and negative self-images created?
The way positive and negative self-images are created.
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Often cause people to be dissatisfied with their own bodies even though the ads are unrealistic and genetics determine body type.
Targeted ideal body type Advertisements.
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A group of serious conditions in which a person is so preoccupied with food and weight that she can often focus on little else.
An Eating Disorder
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The teenage amputee who lost her arm in a surfing accident but went on to become a professional surfer.
Bethany Hamilton
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