1. Grace Haglund

2.  What an eating disorder is  Types of eating disorders  Signs & symptoms  Why eating disorders are more common  People you “know” with an eating disorder  Where someone can get help if they think they have an eating disorder  Test your knowledge!

3.  Webster says: “any of several psychological disorders characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior”  What the National Association of Eating Disorders (NEDA) says: “Eating disorders…include extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. Eating disorders are serious emotional and physical problems that can have life- threatening consequences for females and males”  What do you think it is?

4.  There are many types of eating disorders  Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.  Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by a cycle of binging and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting or taking laxatives, which is designed to “undo” the binge eating  Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is characterized by recurrent binge eating without the regular use of measures to counter the binge eating  Orthorexia is characterized by a fixation or desire to eat only “healthy” foods, or to avoid entire food groups (Marx & Herrin, 2005; Swain, 2003)

5.  Eating disorders are becoming more common every year We’ll talk more about this soon!  Girls are 10 TIMES more likely to develop an eating disorder than boys  Middle school and high school are when most eating disorders begin  Knowing signs, symptoms, places/people that can help you is important (Swain, 2003)

6.  Extreme social isolation (all types)  Wearing baggy clothing frequently (anorexia, orthorexia)  Eating little at lunch every day (all types)  A big change in the activities they do (all types)  Dramatic weight loss (anorexia, orthorexia)  Dramatic weight gain (binge eating disorder)  Denial of hunger (anorexia)  Being very picky about the foods they eat (orthorexia)  Frequent excuses to avoid eating (anorexia, orthorexia)  Frequent trips to bathroom after eating a meal (bulimia)  Marks on hands from making oneself vomit (bulimia)  Excessive exercising (3x a day) (orthorexia) (NEDA, 2013)

7.  Unable to maintain body weight (all types)  Intense fear of weight gain or being “fat,” even though underweight (anorexia, orthorexia)  Loss of menstrual periods, for girls (all types)  Regular use of laxatives or vomiting (bulimia)  Feeling out of control about eating (all types)  Feeling depressed or guilty about eating behaviors (all types) (Bardick, Bernes, McCulloch, Witko, Spriddle, & Roest, 2004).

8.  Each year thousands of teenagers are developing eating disorders, usually bulimia or anorexia (Swain, 2003).  Why do you think this is?

9.  Media The media targets teenagers, especially females, more than any other audience It is EVERYWHERE- phones, computers, TVs, billboards, buses, movies, etc. Celebrities and models rarely have a typical body shape and size  Peer pressure In some places, teens have cliques which participate in unhealthy eating behaviors It is common to compare oneself to friends, family, etc.

10.  Celebrities are not friends or acquaintances, but everyone knows who they are and what happens in their lives  Can you think of examples of celebrities with an eating disorder?  Let’s see if you came up with the same ones as me!

11.  Paula Abdul  Portia de Rossi  Lady Gaga  Joan Rivers  Snooki  Tara Reid  Richard Simmons  Kate Winslet  Mary Kate Olsen (Pasadena Recovery Center, 2013)  Nicole Richie  Sharon Osbourne  Geri from Spice Girls  Oprah  D.J. from Full House  Brandy  Jessica Alba  Demi Lovato  Alanis Morissette  And many others!

12.  Your school counselor is a great resource! I can help with concerns for students, as well as help students find other resources to help  Parents, other trusted adults  There are many places in Muncie that will help people with their eating disorder Counseling clinics  Ball State Counseling Clinic  Harbor Lights Therapy  Lykins Counseling Clinic  Meridian Health Services  And many more!

13. Time for a game!

14.  Bardick, A. D., Bernes, K. B., McCulloch, A. M., Witko, K. D., Spriddle, J. W., & Roest, A. R.(2004). Eating disorder intervention, prevention, and treatment: Recommendations for school counselors. Professional School Counseling, 8(2), 168-174.  Marx, R. D., & Herrin, M. (2005). Questions & answers. EDs: The Journal Of Treatment & Prevention, 13(2), 219-222.  National Eating Disorders Association. (2013). Types & Symptoms. Retrieved from http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/  Pasadena Recovery Center. (2013). 26 celebrities who have had eating disorders. Retrieved from http://www.pasadenarecoverycenter.com/26-celebrities- who-have-had-eating-disorders/ http://www.pasadenarecoverycenter.com/26-celebrities- who-have-had-eating-disorders/  Swain, P. I. (2003). Focus on EDs research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.