Eating Disorders and Body Image Quiz

Eating Disorders

• Anorexia Nervosa: Characterized by extreme dieting, fear of weight gain, and a BMI below normal. Individuals with this disorder severely restrict their calorie intake.
• Bulimia Nervosa: Individuals with bulimia consume food but experience guilt after eating, leading them to induce vomiting to purge the consumed food. This often results in a normal BMI.
• PICA: This disorder involves the consumption of non-nutritious substances, like inedible food, due to cravings or a compulsion to eat such things.

Body Image

• Internal Body Image: How individuals perceive and classify themselves, their bodies, and their physical appearance.
• External Body Image: How society or others view an individual's body.
• Factors Influencing Body Image:
  • Media: The portrayal of beauty in advertising, television, and social media platforms often promotes unrealistic body standards, which can contribute to negative self-perception and eating disorders.
  • Society: Societal beauty standards and prejudice based on size can lead to stigma, discrimination, and negative stereotypes about larger bodies, impacting mental health and well-being.

Building Strong and Positive Body Image

• Internal Development: Acceptance of individual variations in body shape and size.
• External Influence: Avoid anchoring self-worth to external judgments from others.
• Social Media Detoxification: Engage in critical thinking and dialogue with media messages.
• FOMO vs. JOMO: Shift focus from the Fear of Missing Out to the Joy of Missing Out by embracing a balanced approach to social media use.
• Self-Acceptance: Accept that physical appearance says little about a person's character or value.
• Movement and Enjoyment: Engage in physical activities for enjoyment, not just for changing one's body.

Sexual Self

• Libido: This is the term used by Sigmund Freud to describe sexual desire. It is a normal drive that exists in all humans.
• Paraphilic Disorders: These disorders are characterized by unusual or extreme sexual desires or urges that are beyond the norm.

Types of Paraphilic Disorders

• Satyriasis (Men) / Nymphomania (Women): An uncontrollable desire to have sex with anyone and at any time.
• Fetishism: Sexual arousal from any object or part of the body used during sex.
• Transvestic Fetishism: Sexual arousal derived from cross-dressing or dressing as the opposite sex.
• Frotteurism: The act of rubbing one's genitals against another person without their consent for sexual gratification.

The Concept of Anima and Animus

• Carl Jung: Introduced these concepts, which explain the unconscious feminine side of a man (Anima) and the unconscious masculine side of a woman (Animus).

The Self

• Perception: One's own view of themselves in relation to others.
• Self-esteem: Built within a society that acknowledges body diversity and promotes acceptance.
• Importance of Body Image: The way we think and talk to ourselves about our bodies and how others view us significantly impacts our self-esteem and well-being.

The Physical Self

• Body Shaming: Can lead to eating disorders.
• Embedded Ideals: Societal standards of beauty that are ingrained in culture, often shaping individuals' perceptions of their bodies.

Test your knowledge on various eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, along with understanding concepts of body image. Explore how internal and external factors, including media, influence perceptions of body image. This quiz will help deepen your understanding of these critical topics.