HED 329K: Exam 3 Questions and Answers
What is body image? - Answer-*How you see yourself,
*What you believe about your appearance,
*How comfortable you feel about your body.
What is positive body image? - Answer-*Positive body image - True perception of your appearance,
seeing yourself as you truly are. Recognize that your "flaws" have nothing to do with your value as a
person.
What is negative body image? - Answer-*Negative body image - Distorted perception of your shape
&/or feelings of discomfort, shame, or anxiety about your body.
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? What factors contribute to it? - Answer-Psychological disorder
characterized by:
-Obsession with appearance.
-Distorted view of one's body or w/ minor or imagined flaws in appearance.
What is Social Physique Anxiety? - Answer-Desire to look good that has destructive effect on person's
ability to function well in social interactions & relationships.
,What was the International Body Project? What did they examine and what results did they find? -
Answer-*Over 7,000 participants from 10 regions of the world (26 countries) reported body ideals, body
dissatisfaction, and western media exposure.
*Men preferred a female body weight heavier than women prefer.
*Men selected a significantly heavier figure as most attractive, compared to what women thought men
preferred.
*Heavier figures preferred in low SES areas compared to high SES areas.
*In all ten regions, ideal body figure was smaller than current body (this is indicator of body
dissatisfaction), but there was a lot of variability.
*Men and women reporting more exposure to western media reported smaller figure was more
attractive.
How can we build a healthy self-image? - Answer-Combat myths such as:
-How you look is more important than who you are
-Anyone can be slender if they have willpower
-Appearance is more important than health
-There is one ideal body type that everyone should strive for
instead:
-Appreciate what your body can do
-Keep a list of what you like about yourself (not your weight/appearance)
-Look at yourself as a whole person
-Surround yourself with positive people who share values
-Shut down the negative voices in your head
-Wear clothes that are comfortable & make you feel good about your body
-Become a critical media viewer
-Do something nice for yourself
, -Do something to help others
What is disordered eating and how does it differ from an eating disorder (ED)? - Answer-Pattern of
atypical eating behavior used to achieve or maintain lower body weight and an eating disorder is a
physiological disorder characterized by several disturbances in body image and eating behaviors.
What are the 4 recognized eating disorders? How do they differ from one another? - Answer-*Anorexia
Nervosa
*Bulimia Nervosa
*Binge-Eating Disorder
*Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
(Know characteristics & consequences.) - Answer-Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements
leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and
physical health.
Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body
weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
Characteristics:
Low self-esteem
Mistrust of others
Drive for thinness
Fear of fatness
Distorted body image
Compulsive, perfectionist, and competitive personality
Consequences:
What is body image? - Answer-*How you see yourself,
*What you believe about your appearance,
*How comfortable you feel about your body.
What is positive body image? - Answer-*Positive body image - True perception of your appearance,
seeing yourself as you truly are. Recognize that your "flaws" have nothing to do with your value as a
person.
What is negative body image? - Answer-*Negative body image - Distorted perception of your shape
&/or feelings of discomfort, shame, or anxiety about your body.
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? What factors contribute to it? - Answer-Psychological disorder
characterized by:
-Obsession with appearance.
-Distorted view of one's body or w/ minor or imagined flaws in appearance.
What is Social Physique Anxiety? - Answer-Desire to look good that has destructive effect on person's
ability to function well in social interactions & relationships.
,What was the International Body Project? What did they examine and what results did they find? -
Answer-*Over 7,000 participants from 10 regions of the world (26 countries) reported body ideals, body
dissatisfaction, and western media exposure.
*Men preferred a female body weight heavier than women prefer.
*Men selected a significantly heavier figure as most attractive, compared to what women thought men
preferred.
*Heavier figures preferred in low SES areas compared to high SES areas.
*In all ten regions, ideal body figure was smaller than current body (this is indicator of body
dissatisfaction), but there was a lot of variability.
*Men and women reporting more exposure to western media reported smaller figure was more
attractive.
How can we build a healthy self-image? - Answer-Combat myths such as:
-How you look is more important than who you are
-Anyone can be slender if they have willpower
-Appearance is more important than health
-There is one ideal body type that everyone should strive for
instead:
-Appreciate what your body can do
-Keep a list of what you like about yourself (not your weight/appearance)
-Look at yourself as a whole person
-Surround yourself with positive people who share values
-Shut down the negative voices in your head
-Wear clothes that are comfortable & make you feel good about your body
-Become a critical media viewer
-Do something nice for yourself
, -Do something to help others
What is disordered eating and how does it differ from an eating disorder (ED)? - Answer-Pattern of
atypical eating behavior used to achieve or maintain lower body weight and an eating disorder is a
physiological disorder characterized by several disturbances in body image and eating behaviors.
What are the 4 recognized eating disorders? How do they differ from one another? - Answer-*Anorexia
Nervosa
*Bulimia Nervosa
*Binge-Eating Disorder
*Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
(Know characteristics & consequences.) - Answer-Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements
leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and
physical health.
Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body
weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
Characteristics:
Low self-esteem
Mistrust of others
Drive for thinness
Fear of fatness
Distorted body image
Compulsive, perfectionist, and competitive personality
Consequences:
