Between 1%and 2% of adolescent girls suffer from anorexia nervosa. These teenage girls has transformed their bodies because of the dissatisfaction with their body image. A teen individual goes through development which may change their body in a good way or in a bad way. While researching this topic I came across many things about body image and how it affects the mind. My goal in this paper is to tell you about body image and how it affects your mind. Your body image can also affect you mentally, socially, and physically. Eating disorders are how body image can affect you physically there are consequences to them, but there is also treatment.
When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? If your answer is yes, that means your …show more content…
Current research has shown that eating disorders occur from a multitude of determining factors of psychological and social factors that can even result in self-destruction. (Body Image and Eating Disorders)
As a young teen your body can affect how you act socially. If a young teen is comfortable in their own skin they are confident and won 't result to an eating disorder. But if a young teen is uncomfortable in their own skin they won 't be confident and will result to eating disorders, that will cause them to lose or gain an excessive amount of body weight.
During the development stage of a young teen , they will begin to answer the question" Who am I ?"Your identity is a key factor of how you are socially. How you are seen is also linked to your body image. The body is fundamental to the consistency and the continuity of identity construction. (Body Image and Eating Disorders) This means that your body can express who you are and how you act socially. As a young teen you are figuring out your identity, who you want to be and how you go through relationships. Being confident is an outstanding factor to have in your identity, but people who are not as confident may have trouble figuring out
When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? If your answer is yes, that means your …show more content…
Current research has shown that eating disorders occur from a multitude of determining factors of psychological and social factors that can even result in self-destruction. (Body Image and Eating Disorders)
As a young teen your body can affect how you act socially. If a young teen is comfortable in their own skin they are confident and won 't result to an eating disorder. But if a young teen is uncomfortable in their own skin they won 't be confident and will result to eating disorders, that will cause them to lose or gain an excessive amount of body weight.
During the development stage of a young teen , they will begin to answer the question" Who am I ?"Your identity is a key factor of how you are socially. How you are seen is also linked to your body image. The body is fundamental to the consistency and the continuity of identity construction. (Body Image and Eating Disorders) This means that your body can express who you are and how you act socially. As a young teen you are figuring out your identity, who you want to be and how you go through relationships. Being confident is an outstanding factor to have in your identity, but people who are not as confident may have trouble figuring out