Dying to Be Thin (Video Worksheet)

Dying to Be Thin (Video Worksheet)

Dying to be Thin (video worksheet)

  1. ______Percent below ideal body weight is considered ______.
  2. Anorexia Nervosa is the deadliest ______disorder.

______and ______are two sports associated with anorexia nervosa.

  1. What are 4 adjectives anorexics use to describe themselves?

Not eating causes a person to become mal______.

  1. Prolonged starvation leads to these health problems:
  1. Anorexia is increasing by 36% every ____ years since the 1950’s.
  2. ____ Million people suffer from anorexia/bulimia.
  3. Age’s _____ to ______are the most vulnerable to anorexia.
  4. Models have _____ % less body weight than the average American woman who weighs ______pounds.
  5. Celebrities idealize ______.

10.Women are using the appetite as a ______and to ______different things.

11. At least, _____ out of every ______girls will develop anorexia/bulimia often in the wake of ______.

12. Dr. Kaye, found unusually high levels of ______which plays a role in ______and ______. 13. Increased serotonin levels also relates to obsessive, anxious ______.

13. For patients with anorexia, weight ______is a crucial step toward recovery.

14. ______% of anorexic patients will ______during the ______year.

15. Anorexia is a complex ______and physical illness that requires am multidisciplinary ______to treat it which includes a psychotherapist, ______, Nurses, ______therapist, body image specialist, and ______.

16. Group and ______therapy are critical components of the treatment process.

17. Eleena was told to lose weight at the age of ______to become a better dancer. Being ashamed of gaining weight she began to ______or self-mutilate herself.

18. Anorexia/bulimia is ______among men, but is ______. Jockeys and weightlifters are two careers where men are more likely to have eating disorders.

19. For women, a loss of body ______from dieting or ______exercise can cut down the production of the hormone ______which is crucial for bone ______and menstruation.

20. Jennifer eats voraciously, but got into trouble when her workouts burned more ______then she ______.

21. Studies have found that people developed an ______disorder as a child before developing anorexia.

22. Girls as young as ____ and _____ years old are dieting to lose weight even though they are at ______weight.

23. The dieting industry sells the ______of transformation.

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by ______eating and ______.

24. ______frequently accompanies bulimia.

25. In addition to medication most people with bulimia benefit from ______.

26. Dr. Walsh created an experiment which allowed patients to choose from a variety of food and to take as much as they wanted to eat. The result was ______calories or nearly _____ day’s worth of food was consumed in a ______sitting.

27. Small amounts of food empty into the ______intestine. ______(cholecystokinin) a hormone that helps transmit sensations of ______to the brain.

28. Bulimia causes food to empty more ______into the small intestine so less C C K is released. The message to the brain is ______so the person does not feel ______and keeps ______.