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History
- virtually nonexistent in 1980s
- significant growth in past 20 years theoretically and empirically
- etiological models being developed, tested, refined, and retested
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Prevention
- any systematic attempt to change the circumstances that promote, initiate, sustain, or intensify problems like EDs
- primary -> before symptoms of ED
- secondary -> already show signs of ED, dieting, distorted body image
- universal-selective prevention programs -> targets people who are susceptible to eating disorders
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goals of prevention
- decrease risk factors that lead to ED
- increase factors that protect against, body dissatisfaction, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and disordered eating symptoms
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environmental approach
- eradicate messages and practices that objectify women and men
- change a school's nutrition or physical education program
- change school policies on teasing and harassment
- fitness center
- educating parents about their influence on ED and body image
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participatory approaches
- interested parties are involved in the assessment of needs and the formulation of intervention strategies
- increases the participants sense of ownership and facilitates the sustainability of the intervention
- tailors material to the context of the participants lives
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obesity and ED collaboration
- insures that obesity prevention programs do not have harmful effect on body image, dieting behaviors, weight teasing, and other risk factors for eating disorders
- public health funding focused on preventing obesity
- overlapping ED and obesity prevention
- healthy weight management
- healthy eating patterns
- increased physical activity
- enhanced media literacy
- positive body image
- effective skills for coping with negative affect and with stressors
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academy of EDs
- interventions should not be marketed as "obesity prevention" but "health promotion"
- avoid language of "overweight" and "obesity" -> promote stigma
- kids of all sizes deserve a healthy environment and benefit from a healthy lifestyle and positive self-image
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New Moves
evidence based physical education program designed to promote positive self-iamge, healthy eating, and physical activity in adolescent girl
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males and prevention
- very few programs designed for males and even less that have been reserached
- ATLAS - based more on drug abuse prevention
- Prevent steroid abuse in male athletes
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