Deathly Diets By: Kelly Thompson

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Objective • After reading the power point, students will be able to identify eating disorders, and spot the warning signs, by answering quiz questions, with at least 80% accuracy. Click the arrow to continue

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Choose A Disorder! Anorexia Bulimia Quiz

You Chose… Anorexia Click here to continue

Anorexia • When someone constantly refuses to eat, they have the disorder Anorexia. • Click next to learn about the four different stages.

Click Here To Start At The Beginning OR Pick a Stage Achievement Security-Compulsive Assertive Pseudo-Identity

Directions • Read through the description of the four stages. Pay attention to their titles, because you will be asked to identify them later. Click here to start!

Stage #1: Achievement • During this time the person is normally praised by their peers for their successful weight loss. The person is striving to meet a goal weight, and constantly needs to feel in control.

Stage #2: Security-Compulsive • The person no longer has a goal weight to achieve at all. Most of their time is spent exercising. The more weight the person loses the fatter they feel. They often have little time for their family and friends.

Stage #3: Assertive • Friends and family have noticed there is something wrong. The person will reject any advice, and believes everyone is jealous. They feel a sense of power over their own body.

Stage #4: Pseudo-Identity • The person finally acknowledges that there is a problem, but still will not take action to stop. The end result is normally a self-centered attitude.

Directions • Match the titles with their appropriate Anorexia stages. You may not move on until they have all been matched correctly.

Stage #1 A. Security-Compulsive B. Assertive C. Achievement D. Pseudo-Identity

Correct! • The first stage of Anorexia is called Achievement

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Correct! • The second stage of Anorexia is called Security-Compulsive.

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Correct • The third stage of Anorexia is called Assertive.

Correct! • The fourth stage of Anorexia is called Pseudo-Identity.

You Chose… Bulimia

Bulimia • When someone has Bulimia they still eat, but after their meal they proceed to make themselves throw the food back up. They believe that this is healthier than Anorexia because they are still at least eating the food. Click next to start learning about the different stages.

Click Here to Start at the Beginning OR Pick a Stage Stage #1 Stage #2 Stage #3

Stage #1 • First the person tries normal diets. In the beginning they deny themselves food. They are successful at first, but then they start to have food cravings.

Stage #2 • They give into their food cravings. Then they feel a sense of failure. Those feelings lead them into binging. These may be spontaneous, or planned. Some might resort to stealing food after they lose their self-control.

Stage #3 • The fear of gaining weight and the guilt/shame bring a need to compensate for their excessive intake. Binging and purging become a habit. They then feel despair and may become depressed.

Quiz Directions • Read the question and choose the correct answer. You will not be able to change your answer, but you may retake the quiz as many times as it takes to get at least 8 out of 10 correct.

#1 • What is the eating disorder called when a person completely refuses to eat? A. Anorexia B. Bulimia

CORRECT! • Anorexia is when someone refuses to eat.

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#2 • During which Anorexic stage are people normally praised by their peers? A. Achievement B. Security-Compulsive C. Assertive D. Pseudo-Identity

CORRECT!! • During the Achievement stage the person is praised by their peers.

#3 • Is exercise an important thing for people suffering Anorexia? YES NO

CORRECT!! • Exercise is a main priority for most Anorexics.

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#4 • During what stage of Anorexia do friends and family notice something is not right? A. Achievement B. Security-Compulsive C. Assertive D. Pseudo-Identity

CORRECT!! • The Assertive Stage is when family and friends notice something is not right.

#5 • During the Pseudo-Identity Stage of Anorexia does the person acknowledge that there is a problem? YES NO

CORRECT!! • Though they may acknowledge the problem, they still believe they are okay.

#6 • Someone with Bulimia does not eat. TRUE FALSE

CORRECT!! • When someone has Bulimia they do still eat food.

Deathly Diets By: Kelly Thompson