tutorial 6

Question 1

EDB and BD stand for ?

Answer 1

EDB - eating disordered behaviour

BD - body dissatisfaction

Question 2

true or false: obesity is strongly correlated with psychological wellbeing issues

Answer 2

false.

if you look at it without mediating factors like body dissatisfaction or general disordered eating behaviour, there is little direct correlation.

Question 3

someone with a BMI of 36 has a ______ increased risk of obesity , and is considered grade ___ obese

Answer 3

considerably, 2

Question 4

someone with a BMI of 28 has a ______ increased risk of obesity , and is considered grade ___ obese

Answer 4

slightly, TRICK QUESTION cause theyre not considered obese , theyre just overweight

Question 5

someone with a BMI of 29.5 has a ______ increased risk of obesity , and is considered grade ___ obese

Answer 5

slightly, TRICK QUESTION cause theyre not considered obese , theyre just overweight

Question 6

someone with a BMI of 39.5 has a ______ increased risk of obesity , and is considered grade ___ obese

Answer 6

considerably, 2

Question 7

someone with a BMI of 45 has a ______ increased risk of obesity , and is considered grade ___ obese

Answer 7

extremely, 3

Question 8

Prevalence of overweight individuals is ___% , while prev of mildly obese individuals is ___
which is far ____ than that of moderate-severe obesity ____

Answer 8

40%
20%
higher, 10%

Question 9

true or false: obesity prevalence is continuously increasing

Answer 9

false. It has increased and then plateaud

Question 10

What are the BMI cutoffs?

Answer 10

Normal: 18.5- 24.9
overweight: 25 -29.9
obesity grade 1: 30-34.9
obesity 2: 35-29.9
obesity 3 >40

Question 11

True or false: a bmi of 18.5 -24.9 is considered normal weight?

Answer 11

true

Question 12

What is the gender prevalence for eating disordered behaviour?

a) 8% women, 4% men
b) 11% women, 3% men
c) 12% women, 6% men
d) 10% women, 5% men
e) 9% women, 2% men

Answer 12

10% women, 5% men

Question 13

True or false: a bmi over 30 = grade 3 with an extremely increased risk of diseases

Answer 13

false, >40

35- 39 = grade 2, considerably increased risk of diseases

Question 14

True or false: 30-34.9 = grade 1 obesity with a moderately increased risk of disease

Answer 14

True

Question 15

true or false: even mild EDB is correlated with physical health impairment.

Answer 15

false. “More severe conditions, including clinical level anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder do come with possible medical complications.”

Question 16

Could obesity prevention programs increase BD/EDB? How?

Question 17

what is normative discontent?

Answer 17

“describes the widespread societal idea, especially for women, that dissatisfaction with one’s weight and body shape is normal, not exceptional”

Question 18

Why are eating-related issues such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa so difficult to treat?

Answer 18

• • many dont realise tehy have a problem (EGOSYNTONIC)
• and alot of people are good at hiding this one
• ig sometime mental health screeners dont ask about it?
• see normative discontent

Question 19

Weight-related stigma is a big problem for many Australians. What are some of the ways Australians are stigmatized because of their weight, and how can health messages around body size be respectful and presented in a way that does not cause weight-related prejudice?

Answer 19

• less likely to get jobs, seem as less intelligent by teachers, often bullied because of weight
• healthcare workers may assume issues are due to weight and not listen to patients, patients dont go to hospital -> ouchie

Question 20

What role does the mass media play in BD and EDB?

Answer 20

• social media
• mirror mirror study
• women who had preexisting low body esteem showed lower implicit body esteem
  after listening to any appearance-related music compared with those who listened to neutral lyrics

-women who viewed a mainstream
popular body positive music video reported higher levels of body esteem than those who viewed a popular
body objectifying music video

Question 21

true or false: (regarding BD and mental health)

there is a strong association between mental health and BD impairment in both women and men, but is moderated by EDB.

Answer 21

false.
“Mental health: Strong association with mental health impairment in both women and men, independent of association with EDB and at relatively low levels”