Body Image

What is Body Image?

• How you feel about your body

• How you feel others perceive you

• How you see or picture yourself

• All of the above

The way girls view body image issues differ in the way boys view body image issues.

• True

• False

Fat is essential to the body.

• True

• False

Teens and pre-teens should be patient with their bodies because the growth period for their age spans a large time frame.

• True

• False

What two types of body images can a person have?

• Negative & Positive

• Carefree & Confident

• All of the above

Which of the following contribute to a lack of self-esteem and confidence for boys?

• Action Figures

• Body Builders

• Male Models & Health Magazines

• All the above

When I flip through beauty magazines, I:

• Compare

  myself to the models and feel bad because I don’t measure up.

• Remind myself that it’s all airbrushing, lighting and make-up, and I know that no one really looks like that.

I spend the majority of my emotional energy on:

• Enjoying family, friends, work/school, hobbies and life.

• Longing for and pursuing the perfect body.

I exercise primarily because:

• I’m trying to burn calories, manage my weight and/or change my appearance.

• It makes me feel more energetic, stronger, healthier and/or happier.

• A little of both.

The media does not play a role in influencing body pressures.

• True

• False