Self-Esteem & Body Image

Vocabulary
• Self Esteem is a measure of how much you
value, respect and feel confident about yourself.
• Body Image is the way you see and imagine
your body
• Eating Disorders are diseases in which a
person is overly concerned with his or her body
weight and shape
• Steroids are drugs related to testosterone which
are abused to build muscle
 High Self-Esteem
• People with high Self-
Esteem>>>
• Accept who they are
• Like themselves
• Comfortable with their
looks and personality
• Don’t depend on the
opinions of others to feel
good about themselves
• Don’t let negative
comments from others
affect them too much
• Confident
• More likely to choose
healthy behaviors
 Low Self-Esteem
• People with Low Self-
Esteem>>>
• Don’t like themselves
• Are affected deeply
by what others say to
them
• Low confidence
• Not happy with looks
or personality
• Don’t practice
healthy behaviors
 Self-Esteem Influences
• Family
• Friends
• People
• Media

• YOU!!! The person who influences your

self-esteem the most is you. You can
focus on your strengths and encourage
yourself
7 ways to build healthy self-esteem
1. Get to know yourself
2. Accept yourself
3. Be good at something
4. Set a goal
5. Be positive
6. Turn problems into challenges
7. Do something for others
 Body Image
Body Image is the way you see yourself, the
way you fell about your appearance and
your level of comfort with your body
Example – people with curly hair spend lots
of time and money straightening it.
 Healthy body image
• Be realistic
• Eat well, feel well
• Move that body!
 Unhealthy body image
• Fad diets
• Steroids
• Eating disorders
– Anorexia Nervosa
– Bulimia Nervosa
– Binge Eating
Treatment of Eating Disorders
Medical - restoring the person to a healthy
weight
Psychological – counseling with a professional
therapist or residential program
Behavioral – changing habits and getting
others to help.
• Guys wanting to
get bigger are at
risk for serious
health problems!!!
• Female athletes
face the same
risks!
• The best diet Fad Diets
is 100%
effective and
guaranteed to
work…
• Eat less,
exercise
more!