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Stress and Body Image Module C: Lesson 2 Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles

Stress and Body Image Module C: Lesson 2 Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles

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Stress and Body Image

Module C: Lesson 2Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles

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Dealing with Stressful Situations

• Stress is the body’s normal physiological response to situations or stimuli perceived as “dangerous” to the body

• Reactions to stress can vary greatly• Healthy lifestyle choices impact the ability to

cope with stress and to manage day-to-day activities

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Stressful Situations• Identify some feelings and biological changes that stress can cause• “Fight or flight”• Write down responses to the following situations:

– Situations That Make Me Angry – Situations That Make Me Frustrated – Situations That Make Me Worry – Situations That Make Me Happy – Situations That Take a Lot of Time – Situations That Take Money

• Discuss similarities, insights, or perceptions related to the ideas listed

• Positive stressors versus negative stressors.• Identify appropriate and healthy strategies to cope with stressful

situations

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Stress Can Be Positive or Negative

• A certain level of stress is not a bad thing and can contribute to optimum performance. – too little stress = difficult to become self-motivated to perform well (boredom and not challenged)

• Excessive levels of stress can hamper performance and enjoyment– what is asked of us is beyond our perceived abilities – too much is asked of us in too short a space of time – unnecessary obstacles are put in the way of achieving our goals

• Negative stress – gets in the way of good judgement and fine motor control – causes competition to be seen as a threat, not a challenge – damages the positive frame of mind needed for high-quality competition by – promoting negative thinking – damaging self-confidence – narrowing attention – disrupting flow – consumes mental energy that could be devoted to focusing on effective technique

• Negative thinking• Exercise is used as a primary stress-management strategy

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Physiological Responses of Exercise

• Investigate the physiological responses of exercise (stress-reducing)

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Wellness Inventory

• Complete the wellness survey • What responses cause concern• How can you improve

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Body Image

• Linked to self-esteem and self-concept• Shaped by past experiences (positive or

negative)• Boys and girls• More complex than weight, height or muscle

mass• Not individual or optimal body size or weight

but how you feel about your body and your life experiences

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What Is Body Image?• Formed at an early age • Influenced by our parents, caregivers, peers and

life experiences • Relates to how you feel about your body and

what you think your body look like to others• Perspectives may not be objective

• Every body is different • Ideal body weight is the weight that allows us to feel

strong and energetic and lets us lead a healthy life

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Common Body Image Questions

• Pick a question for group discussion

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Canadian Statistics on Eating Disorders

• 27% of Ontario girls 12 to 18 years old are engaged in disordered food and weight behaviour

• Third most common chronic illness in adolescent girls

• Almost one in every two girls and almost one in every five boys in Grade 10 either was on a diet or wanted to lose weight

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How Big Is the Body Image Problem?

• Increases the risk for extreme body/weight control behaviours

• Increased preoccupation with appearance and body dissatisfaction• Increased risk for engaging in dangerous practices

to control weight and size • Can lead to more harmful behaviours• Increased risk for developing disordered eating or

an eating disorder.

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Positive and Negative Body Image• People with positive body

image exhibit • Self-confidence, energy,

vitality and positive self-appraisal

• Feelings of attractiveness and beauty

• Trust and respect for their bodies

• Freedom of expression with their bodies, not dependent on weight

• People with negative body image describe• Dissatisfaction with their

physical appearance • Belief that their appearance is

being scrutinized and evaluated by others

• Excessive emphasis on physical appearance in how they evaluate themselves

• Distressing preoccupation with their bodies

• Feelings of shame and/or embarrassment

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Positive Body Image

• Realistic perception of the body• Understand that healthy, attractive bodies

come in many shapes and sizes, and that physical appearance says very little about character or value

• Assessment of the body is separate from a sense of self-esteem

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Negative body image

• Body dysmorphic disorder• Over-preoccupation with an “imagined” physical

defect in appearance • Usually nose, skin, or hair• Anxiety and/or depression

• Muscle dysmorphia (bigorexia)• Over-preoccupation with the perception or feeling

that one’s muscles are too small or too weak • Spend unrealistic amounts of time working out in the

gym, and yet they don’t feel “good enough”

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What Are Some Factors That Affect Body Image?

• Standards set by society and the culture that surrounds us

• Comments from family, friends, and others about our bodies, their bodies, and other people’s bodies

• Self-esteem (view our bodies and evaluate ourselves)

• History of abuse, teasing, life changes, and physical changes that may be a result of puberty, medical problems, surgery or sports injuries

• Images of idealized versus normal bodies

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Eating Disorders• Negative body image and body dissatisfaction increase risk• Anorexia or bulimia nervosa

• Perceive themselves as being larger than they actually are• Increase in dieting behaviour

– depression, decreased self-confidence, increased feelings of anxiety, feelings of unattractiveness and persistent concern about weight

• People with negative body image may– Engage in excessive body checking– Camouflage their size and shape with loose and bulky clothing – Avoid social situations that trigger physical self-consciousness – Avoid exposing their bodies

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How Do Eating and Body Image Go Together?

• Eating disorders are internal conflicts about food and/or body size and shape

• Healthy eating behaviours are associated with feeling confident about body shape and size

• Disordered eating behaviours are associated with a preoccupation with appearance and an attempt to change body size through a focus on diets

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Eating disorders

• Anorexia nervosa • Fear of weight gain and severe restriction of food

intake, which can result in significant weight loss• Bulimia nervosa • Attempt to avoid weight gain or to manage weight

through frequent compensation by purging• Binge eating disorder• pattern of binge eating (feeling out of control while

eating) without purging• May take a variety of forms (mild to severe)

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How Can Body Image Affect Personal Health?

• How can body image affect personal health?

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Boosting a Body Image?

• What are three ways to boost body image?• How can you change your body type?• If you know people who are always comparing

themselves to others in terms of appearance, what could you do or say to help?

• How could participating in physical activity contribute to positive body image?

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Exposure to Mass Media and Weight Concerns

• Girls between Grades 5 and 12– 69% reported that magazine pictures influence their

idea of the perfect body shape– 47% reported wanting to lose weight because of

magazine pictures– Girls who were frequent readers of fashion magazines

were two to three times more likely than infrequent readers • To diet to lose weight because of a magazine article • To exercise to lose weight because of a magazine article• To feel that magazines influence what they believe is the

ideal body shape

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Dove Self-Esteem Fund

• Think critically about the media and about how much the media work to influence people of all ages