UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA - CÁTEDRA INGLÉS II

Apellido y nombres:…Larre Eduardo Nahuel………………………………………………………L.U.N°:………………………

41054…………………………………..

TRABAJO PRÁCTICO – ADJECTIVES

EATING DISORDERS

Warning signs and symptoms of an eating disorder

(National Eating Disorders Association https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJMtReAg1DI

1. Watch the video about eating disorders and cross out the signs or symptoms NOT mentioned.
 Ayuno
 Aislamiento social
 Enfermedades infecciosas a repetición
 Rituales alimenticios
 Autoestima negativa
 Obsesión con la apariencia física
 Rutinas saludables de ejercicio físico
 Cambios en la personalidad
 Malestar gastrointestinal

2. Watch the video once more and complete the missing words. There’s an extra word you won’t need. ATTITUDES – SELF-
PERCEPTION – SIGNS – INTROSPECTION – FOOD
“Although there are recognizable warning ………………SING……………, what you are really looking for is change; change in
……ATTITUDES………………… or behaviours related to ………FOOD………….., size, weight, really about your ………
SELF- PERCEPTION…………………………….”

3. Read the list of signs and symptoms listed by the National Eating Disorders Association, and match them to the situations and
examples provided.

a. Withdrawal from usual social activities including avoiding meeting with others.
b. Food rituals such as cutting food into very small pieces, or chewing each bite an unusually large number of times, or
eating very slowly.
c. Frequent checking in the mirror for perceived flaws, obsessing over shape and weight.
d. Negative or distorted self-image or self-esteem tied to appearance.
e. Hoarding and hiding food.
f. Eating in secret.
g. Excessive exercising and exercising even when you’re ill or injured.
h. Disappearing after eating often to the bathroom.
i. Extreme interest in bad diets known as clean eating or cutting out entire food groups, for example, vegetarianism,
veganism, no sugar, no carbs, and no dairy.
j. Changes in personality such as mood swings, irritability, depression, or lack of emotion.

(__B___) Having lunch with Peter is a nightmare. It takes him ages to finish a piece of pizza.
(___C__) Mary’s all the time looking at herself in the mirror, and she never likes what she sees.
(____G_) “Oh, come on! You shouldn’t go to the gym today. You’ve got flu. Stay in bed, that’s what you need.”
(___I__) “Are you sure that’s healthy? So, you’re not having milk at all now, right? How many diets have you been on this
year?”
(___F__) I was cleaning Zach’s bedroom early this morning, and I found plenty of snacks and sweets under his bed. I don’t
understand, really.

4. Classify the sentences below according to the following categories:

A- A type of eating disorder
B- Consequences of eating disorders
 C- Treatment and recovery

 “Today I can say that I’m totally recovered from my eating disorder.” __C_
 “With binge eating you’re going to find large amounts of food disappearing in short periods of time.” _A__
 “One of the things that happens when someone struggles with an eating disorder is that their whole GI system tends to
slow down.” _B__
 “Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses, and the sooner someone gets help the better their chances are at
full recovery.” _C__
 “People are going to be hiding these containers and these wrappers underneath their bed or in counter cushions out of
shame and guilt about what they’ve been doing.” _A__
 “Things like constipation, acid reflux, things like that, most of these have to do purely and simply with malnutrition and
restricted eating.” __B_

5. Read Raya Lasiewski’s testimonial about her eating disorder and then, complete the exercises accordingly.
Be Your Best Advocate
Have you ever woken up one day thinking, “today I will have an eating disorder?” You probably haven’t. Many people who
don’t have an eating disorder don’t understand. We don’t choose to have an eating disorder.
However, we can choose recovery.
I was 16 years old when I started struggling with what I thought was a diet. I would restrict and
follow the “normal rules” of a diet. When weeks passed, it no longer seemed to be a diet.
My behaviours looked more like an eating disorder. I started having mind fog and irritability. I
honestly thought the whole world was against me. I mean, I had “control” – why would my school
say things to me about how I was eating?
My 17th birthday was when I realized I had an eating disorder. I was supposed to be enjoying my birthday, but I couldn’t
handle the sight of food, and I wanted to leave. After that moment, I have tried to understand for myself and my family. I had
been in and out of therapy until I went to my first treatment centre.
I didn’t start my recovery journey until I was a junior in college. My university had to do an intervention. That’s when I really
realized that my eating disorder was truly a problem.
My school told me if I “didn’t go to treatment now, [I wouldn’t] make it the two winter semesters.” That was my rock bottom. My
hopes of graduating and being a social worker were slipping away. It was a hard thing to hear. My friend, “ED,” was
destroying my life.
I made the brave decision to go to Timberline Knolls. I knew I truly belonged there when I couldn’t handle the first meal
without crying. I didn’t realize my past trauma had something to do with my eating disorder.
Research has shown trauma can be a risk factor for developing an eating disorder. When I made the realization that my past
trauma had something to do with my eating disorder, I started sharing what happened.
The responses I got were “what did you wear”, “why didn’t you just leave”. “You’re making that up”, “You’re seeking attention”.
Hearing all of this made me feel even worse as a person. I knew these statements weren’t true, but sometimes your emotions
take over.
I have learned that sometimes you have to be your own advocate for what you need in recovery. Some people won’t
understand what you’re going through, and you just have to learn to accept it, as hard as that can be.
The only person that knows what is best for you is yourself. It’s your story, and you get to write it. Over multiple attempts of
trying to educate my parents on my eating disorder, I had to learn to become resourceful.

What does Raya mean with the following expressions?

“mind fog”
 Niebla mental
 Confusión mental
“I couldn´t handle”
 No pude manipular
 No pude manejar
“My university had to do an intervention”
a. Mi facultad tuvo que tomar cartas en el asunto
b. Mi facultad tuvo que hacer una intervención
“rock bottom”
 Toqué fondo
 Fondo de piedra
a. Raya says that a friend of hers was responsible for her problem. TRUE FALSE
b. She always talked about her eating disorder. TRUE FALSE
 c. She had to hire an advocate. TRUE FALSE
d. She feels that not even her parents can understand her problem as she does. TRUE FALSE

6. Click on the link to the National Eating Disorders Association Screening Tool available at the virtual campus, and do the
survey https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool