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Dying To Be Thin
Video Worksheet
Foundations of FACS Name: ____________________
Overview: The program: o Chronicles the struggles of girls and women who have had, or currently have, anorexia or bulimia. o Reviews the medical complications associated with prolonged starvation. o Explains that an estimated 8 million people suffer from anorexia and bulimia, that at least three of every 100 adolescent girls will develop anorexia or bulimia, and that although men rarely suffer from the disorder the rate among men appears to be increasing. o Investigates why eating disorders are a growing problem. o Examines how culture contributes to eating disorders by reinforcing what is considered beautiful through repeated exposure to thin role models. o Highlights the important aspects of successful treatment for people with anorexia or bulimia. o Profiles one supermodel's journey from struggling with anorexia to accepting her natural weight and ultimately becoming a highly successful plus-size fashion model. o Points to psychotherapy as one of the most critical components to recovery.
Watch the video and answer the following questions
1. What are three negative complications of Anorexia Nervosa?
1. heart failure
2. death
3. low blood pressure
2. How many American women and girls have eating disorders?
8 million
3. What are three explanations experts give for why so many women develop eating disorders?
1. celebrities
2. don’t want to grow up
3. friends
4. How do the bodies of models compare with the average American woman?
25% less
5. Explain the role serotonin plays in the brain of an anorexic.
High levels=low apetite
6. What is the percentage of anorexics that relapse within one year?
50%
7. What combination of treatments is necessary for someone to recover from an eating disorder?
Therapists
nutritionist
8. Why is it so unhealthy for an anorexic woman not to menstruate?
Irreversible bone mass
Video Worksheet
Foundations of FACS Name: ____________________
Overview: The program: o Chronicles the struggles of girls and women who have had, or currently have, anorexia or bulimia. o Reviews the medical complications associated with prolonged starvation. o Explains that an estimated 8 million people suffer from anorexia and bulimia, that at least three of every 100 adolescent girls will develop anorexia or bulimia, and that although men rarely suffer from the disorder the rate among men appears to be increasing. o Investigates why eating disorders are a growing problem. o Examines how culture contributes to eating disorders by reinforcing what is considered beautiful through repeated exposure to thin role models. o Highlights the important aspects of successful treatment for people with anorexia or bulimia. o Profiles one supermodel's journey from struggling with anorexia to accepting her natural weight and ultimately becoming a highly successful plus-size fashion model. o Points to psychotherapy as one of the most critical components to recovery.
Watch the video and answer the following questions
1. What are three negative complications of Anorexia Nervosa?
1. heart failure
2. death
3. low blood pressure
2. How many American women and girls have eating disorders?
8 million
3. What are three explanations experts give for why so many women develop eating disorders?
1. celebrities
2. don’t want to grow up
3. friends
4. How do the bodies of models compare with the average American woman?
25% less
5. Explain the role serotonin plays in the brain of an anorexic.
High levels=low apetite
6. What is the percentage of anorexics that relapse within one year?
50%
7. What combination of treatments is necessary for someone to recover from an eating disorder?
Therapists
nutritionist
8. Why is it so unhealthy for an anorexic woman not to menstruate?
Irreversible bone mass