UNIT 4 - BODY IMAGE & SELF ESTEEM
Self-esteem is the value that one places on oneself. It is developed through childhood and continues to be shaped by significant others in our lives. Many things contribute to a positive self-esteem: personal interests, social activities, talents, relationships, abilities and physical appearance.
Helping youth increase confidence in these areas reduces their reliance on physical appearance as their main measure of self-esteem.
Culture (media, t.v, film, etc) makes it hard for youth to develop a healthy identity, which sets the stage for several of the important components of an eating disorder: low self-esteem, anger, sense of powerlessness, confusion about control, spontaneity, and decision making. People who develop eating disorders literally embody our culture’s contradictory messages about dietary restriction, abstinence, and self-control versus indulgence, consumption and giving into temptation.
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If you know someone who you think is suffering from an eating disorder, read the following guide.
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UNIT 3 - DRUGS & ALCOHOL ABUSE
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UNIT 1 - THE SPREAD OF DISEASES
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