Self-Esteem

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Self-Esteem Body Image
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Vocabulary

• Self Esteem is a measure of how much you value,
  respect and feel confident about yourself.
• Body Image is the way you see and imagine your
  body
• Eating Disorders are diseases in which a person
  is overly concerned with his or her body weight
  and shape
• Steroids are drugs related to testosterone which
  are abused to build muscle

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High Self-Esteem

• People with high Self-Esteemgtgtgt
• Accept who they are
• Like themselves
• Comfortable with their looks and personality
• Dont depend on the opinions of others to feel
  good about themselves
• Dont let negative comments from others affect
  them too much
• Confident
• More likely to choose healthy behaviors

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Low Self-Esteem

• People with Low Self-Esteemgtgtgt
• Dont like themselves
• Are affected deeply by what others say to them
• Low confidence
• Not happy with looks or personality
• Dont practice healthy behaviors

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Self-Esteem Influences

• Family
• Friends
• People
• Media
• YOU!!! The person who influences your self-esteem
  the most is you. You can focus on your strengths
  and encourage yourself

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7 ways to build healthy self-esteem

• Get to know yourself
• Accept yourself
• Be good at something
• Set a goal
• Be positive
• Turn problems into challenges
• Do something for others

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Body Image

• Body Image is the way you see yourself, the way
  you fell about your appearance and your level of
  comfort with your body
• Example people with curly hair spend lots of
  time and money straightening it.

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Healthy body image

• Be realistic
• Eat well, feel well
• Move that body!

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Unhealthy body image

• Fad diets
• Steroids
• Eating disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge Eating

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Treatment of Eating Disorders

• Medical - restoring the person to a healthy
  weight
• Psychological counseling with a professional
  therapist or residential program
• Behavioral changing habits and getting others
  to help.

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• Guys wanting to get bigger are at risk for
  serious health problems!!!
• Female athletes face the same risks!

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Fad Diets

• The best diet is 100 effective and guaranteed to
  work
• Eat less, exercise more!