The causes that drive these people to attain beautiful bodies are the media stereotypes, suffering from low self- esteem and peer pressure. ... Another cause that drives these young people to achieve the perfect figure is poor self-esteem (Healey, 1999). They suffer from lack of self-esteem because they are less sure of their identity and feel that they have less self-worth. ... Besides media stereotyping and lack of self-esteem, the other cause that provokes the younger generation to achieve the perfect physique is peer pressure (Healey, 1999). ... Apa...

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Reading fashion magazines can detrimental to teenage girls because such magazines can lower a girl's self-esteem. ... Even though they may not think so, the teenagers self esteem goes down with their weight. ...

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For some people, the ability to conform to society's expectations may become their only measure of self-esteem. ... Parents that are critical towards their child's appearance can create or reinforce concerns with body image and promote low self-esteem. ... Low self esteem, extreme self-criticism, and depression may also contribute to the risk for developing anorexia. ... They experience feelings of isolation, self-deprecating thoughts, depression, and low self-esteem. ... Most individuals who develop eating disorders experience low self-esteem before the onset of their eating-rela...

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After about three weeks of dieting and taking weight loss supplements, I began to realize that my health was weakening and my self esteem was dropping instead of rising. ... I began to exercise and diet even more, which accomplished a lot, but my self image kept on decreasing. ... I cared too much about what people thought of me, and my health and self-esteem needed to rise. ... When my friends invited me to go over to the beach with them for the 4th of July, I said no because I didn't have any self confidence in myself to walk around the beach in a swimsuit in front of hundreds of p...

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Top models must eat very small portions and exercise vigorously to look the way they do and to keep successful careers but young women do not understand how to go about losing this process and eventually have low self-esteem and/or an eating disorder. ... Low self-esteem causes thoughts of abnormality when in reality it is the models we see that are the abnormal ones. ... ("Anorexia") Bulimia is "an eating disorder, common among young women of normal weight, that is characterized by binge eating and followed by guilt, depression and self-condemnation. ... These disorder...

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It has been discovered that female teens have a strong desire to please their father and when he is rigid, emotionally distant, demanding and a perfectionist, this my cause a very low self-esteem or self-worth in his teenage daughter. ... When teens have a low self-esteem and/or self-worth they cannot handle problems with friends and peers. ...

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People with eating disorders have, low self-esteem, depression, feelings of loss of control, feelings of worthless, identity concerns, family communication problems and an inability to cope with emotions. ... They have a low self-esteem and they deny that anything is wrong. ...

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However, the drastic physical, physiological and emotional effects of self starvation, self-deprivation and abuse that an eating disorder poses on a body, essentially contributes to the destruction of the athlete's longevity and physical endurance. ... Furthermore, the thin ideal in such sports as gymnastics, figure skating and ballet is often reinforced by coaches where it has been found that derogatory comments about performance and negative body image are directed to the youngest people in these sports, contributing to low self-esteem. ... In fact it has been said (who said it) that ma...

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Most people with eating disorders share certain personality traits: low self-esteem, feelings of helplessness, and a fear of becoming fat. ... Many of the same issues of a distorted self-esteem and self-perception that are relevant to anorexia treatment are similar to bulimia treatment. ... Cognitive-oriented therapies, focusing on issues of self-image and self-evaluation, are likely to be the most beneficial to the client. Distorted self-body images are most common amongst people who suffer from this disorder and should be the initial focus of treatment. ... Parents may play an important rol...

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All three disorders obsessively fear weight gain thus creating a self-reinforcing drive to control the weight. ... No matter how much weight is lost, their distorted self-image occupies their thoughts, intruding on their lifestyles and relationships. ... In addition, there are several psychological contributions that have been linked to anorexia nervosa such as depression, low self-esteem, perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive behavior, physical or sexual abuse, and anxiety disorders. ... Bulimics tend to eat large amounts of food in a short period of time, pursued by self-induced purging. ....

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The result of this unfounded fear is self-starvation and major weight loss. ... While anorexics starve themselves, bulimics binge on food and then purge by self-induced vomiting. ... First, an eating disorder is an illness that affects several of the United States population because society has driven many people to be self-conscience about their appearance. ... Low self-esteem causes many teens to be driven to eating disorders. ... The medical attention that is required for this kind of treatment is normalization of eating patterns, enhancement of self-esteem, development of solid self-conce...

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This can be a very serious and potentially life treating disease because anorexics loose the weight by self-starvation and over exercising (Ogilvy). ... Girls who suffer from anorexia tend to be high achievers or perfectionists, but suffer from a low self-esteem (Worsnop 1). ... Because of the self-induced vomiting acids are released from the stomach and create tooth decay and staining. ... Ultimately these behaviors will damage a person's physical and emotional health, self-esteem, and sense of competence and control (Ogilvy). ...

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Anorexia stems from a lack of self-esteem and self-worth. ... While Anorexics simply starve themselves, Bulimics binge on food and then purge by self-induced vomiting." ... In a society obsessed with thinness nearly every American man, women and child has suffered at one time or another with issues of weight, body shape and self-image. ... Often with low self-esteem and self-worth someone may feel the need to reprimand themselves for doing something poorly or when they compare themselves to others, feeling they are not the same. ...

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Although these often come from ignorance, sometimes they can affect body image and self-esteem. ... Just imagine going to school and all these people are constantly making fun of you by the way you look and you end up feeling depressed and then all of a sudden, all your confidence and self-esteem are lost! ... Louise Holden stated in his article Is The Media Distorting Our Self-Image, "The vast majority of people in the world do not fall into this group; in fact over 99 percent of the population does not live up to this "ideal" (1)." ... We can do many things to improve our body images and i...

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In order to rectify this situation, women need to be portrayed in ads more realistically, and they need to be shown with their natural imperfections; in doing so, women will learn that the are okay the way they are, and women's self esteem will rise. ... Advertisers know this fact and focus a great deal of their attention on them, not caring that they could be greatly damaging the woman's self esteem. Having low self-esteem of their body image can teach women that they are not important or valued for who they are, how smart they are or what they think, but rather that they are i...

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Anorexia is self-induced starvation to the point of extreme, and deadly weight loss. ... Most victims of the disease self consciously feel that they have to reach ultimate thinness and, since there is no model of what ultimate thinness is, these victims suffer because they are trapped in an endless quest of a weight that is lowered, and lowered as the disease progresses. ... Eating Disorders have many causes: *Fear of independence or growing up, Insecurity and low self-esteem, * feelings of, or real lack of control over one's life, * sexual trauma and/ or abuse, * the need to...

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While these thoughts of dissatisfaction may seem innocent and in many cases are, if dwelt on for too long, they can result in low self-esteem, and sometimes even bodily harm. Eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are some of the more well-known forms of that self-inflicted harm. ... The sick person is excessively concentrating on his or her own look due to a distorted self-perception.... When the "fat" person is brought into a movie or TV show for comedy, everyone's self-esteem who is larger than the ideal size goes down. ... But it is not enough to simp...

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Beautiful women are thin women. This is certainly what society would have us believe. Unfortunately, this belief causes many young women to be obsessed with thinness, obsessed to the point of illness, obsessed to the point of anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is an obsession with being thin even ...

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This definitely causes a lack of self-esteem in many girls. ... These can include, but are not restricted to, malnutrition from self-starvation, low blood pressure, extremely low body temperature, heart damage that can lead to a heart attack. ... Its accurate definition states it as "a serious eating disorder that occurs chiefly in females, is characterized by compulsive overeating usually followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative or diuretic abuse, and is often accompanied by guilt and depression." ... Self-worth scatters, self-esteem's a bore, I long since moved to a higher plateau...

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Bi polar disorder consists of episodes of abnormally elevated or irritable mood during which the patient feels inflated self-esteem; needs less sleep; talks more than usual; or engages excessively in pleasurable but unwise activities. ...

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Introduction: I. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa A. Over 90% Americans have been afflicted in some type of eating disorders. An estimated 56% females and 43% males. Eating disorders mostly effect adolescents and young women , the goal is to achieve the "ideal" figure. 1. Eating disorders are c...

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An individual who struggles with an eating disorder usually begins with unrealistic self-critical thoughts about their body image and then their eating habits begin to become disrupt; due to this this individuals daily life become affected negatively. ... Also, the individual's self-esteem is entirely based on their weight when they are anorexic, and when they are dieting; their self-esteem is based on how healthy their body image is. ... Howver, Bulimia is categorized is two ways: Purging bulimia, where an individual regularly self-induces vomiting, abuses laxatives by misusing them, ene...

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They often are the signal of deeply ingrained self-esteem problems which cause the person to perceive a negative image of themselves which is often far worse than the reality. Eating disorders generally result when people have negative self-images of themselves. ... Each has its own symptoms and is a sign of a different psychological perception of the person's self. ... Sever dieting, weight fluctuations, and a low self-image can all be signs of a person suffering from bulimia. ...

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This professional provided individual counseling and psychotherapy for the issues related to her eating disorders (depression, anxiety, low self-esteem). ... This is an eating disorder where a person decides to starve themselves, and is usually caused by internal conflicts such as stress, anxiety, unhappiness, low self esteem, or the person can just be sensitive about being perceived as fat. ...

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This can easily lead to low self-esteem, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, obesity, and major anxiety and depression disorders. ... The fashion industry needs to take responsibility for the unrealistic goals it sets for women and for the damage they are doing to their self-esteem. ...

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