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Page 1: BODY IMAGE. Body Image Questions …  Answer the 4 questions on your sheet  Should have more than 1 thing for each!  Pair share  Add to your sheet.

BODY IMAGE

Page 2: BODY IMAGE. Body Image Questions …  Answer the 4 questions on your sheet  Should have more than 1 thing for each!  Pair share  Add to your sheet.

Body Image Questions …

Answer the 4 questions on your sheet Should have more than 1 thing for

each! Pair share

Add to your sheet

Page 3: BODY IMAGE. Body Image Questions …  Answer the 4 questions on your sheet  Should have more than 1 thing for each!  Pair share  Add to your sheet.

What is body image?

How you think you look

Personal image of your body

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What influences body image? Media – tells you what you should look

like Magazines TV/Movies Advertisements Celebrities

Peers – what others say Weight – society tells us to be skinny;

one body type better than another

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Why is body image important to teenagers? Relationships with peers

Want to fit in Popularity

Affects self esteem High body image = high self esteem

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Negative consequences of having poor body image:

Eating disorders Dieting Obesity Drug use Depression Low self esteem Suicide

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How well do you like your body?Which do you say “yes” to? I am constantly thinking about my body

size, shape, and weight, and am constantly working to improve my body.

I would be much happier and my life would be better if I were thinner or more muscular.

I commonly skip meals to lose weight. I weight myself more than once a day. I exercise mainly to lose weight or to look

better.

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How well do you like your body?Which do you say “yes” to? I completely exclude foods from one food

group in order to manage my weight. I don’t participate in sports and other

activities because I am embarrassed about my body.

I like to wear oversized clothes to hide “flaws” in my body.

I believe there are good foods and bad foods. When I see a model in a magazine I want to

look like her/him.

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Did you know …

Our genes determine 70% of our body weight and shape. Some things are out of your control!!

Pictures of models in magazines and advertisements are technically altered. What you see is not the truth!!

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The truth about what goes on before the world sees a picture.

Becoming a Model ….

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Discussion Groups

Look at the magazine pages your group receives. Discuss the following questions. Be prepared to share your responses.

What do the pictures/advertisements want to make you think?

What false messages is this picture/ad portraying? What does this picture NOT show? What truth is missing?

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False Advertising

Newsweek Article, 2010

“Unattainable Beauty”

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If Barbie Were Real …

She would have: 46” bust 16” waist Be 7’ tall Wear a size 2 shoe

Does that sound realistic to you??

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Society taking its’ toll ….

Why are people willing to risk their health to get the perfect body???

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Do you know what you’re being exposed to???

Media’s Influences ….

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Reflection:

Write a short reflection that addresses the following questions: Do you believe body image is an issue among

teenagers? Why? In your opinion do most teens have a positive or negative body image? Why?

If models and celebrities are “role models” what is this saying to teens – especially to females?

What could we do as a society to help with the problem of poor body image? What can be done to promote positive body images?


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