Some just want to escape and drink their pain away. They tend to drink large amounts of alcohol in one sitting which is called binge drinking. That can be very bad considering alcohol is a depressant and you can become dependent on it. Drinking alcohol underaged can affect the still-growing brain leading to a learning deficiency and mental disorders. Alcohol tends to make you lazy and makes you show a loss of interest in your school work and extra curricular activities.
Weight stigma is prevalent in contemporary society. It is a negative attitude exhibited towards overweight or obese individuals through bias and prejudice in response to their perceived excess weight (Wott & Carels’, 2010). Weight stigma is a deleterious perception reinforced through media, medical and educators’ practices, and societal views pertaining to obesity possibly leading to poor selfesteem, low body image, interpersonal problems, depression, and reduced educational and vocational opportunities (Puhl & Heuer, 2009; Wott & Carels’, 2010; Wang, Brownell, & Wadden, 2004; Thomas, Hyde, Karunaratne, Herbert & Komesaroff, 2008). It is hypothesised that weight stigma has a negative effect on the psychological and physical wellbeing of obese individuals with greater episodes of stigmatization resulting in higher rates of depression, increased binge eating and poorer weight loss outcomes. To combat rising rates of obesity a more multidimensional approach looking at individual and socio-cultural dynamics is required (Thomas et al., 2008).
It is evident that ageism and marginalization is widespread in health care, the media, and the workplace, and gradually the elderly individuals are disregarded because of it. These are the three issues we will discuss throughout this paper. Oppression labels the elderly with false perceptions and views of ageism. Oppression is defined as “the cultural, institutional and individual set of practices and beliefs that assign different values to people according to their age, thereby resulting in different treatment” (Watson, Tracy 2009, p.1). Ageism occurs because the young and middle-aged feel distaste for aging.
Both disorders have many aspects in common but are not the same thing, as they are commonly confused. Anorexia Nervosa is a mental illness that is a result of obsessive compulsive behavior. A person who is diagnosed as an anorexic may have lost control of some aspect in their life, and replace that loss of control with the desire to control how they look. Anorexia consists of three key features; the refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image (Smith and Segal 2014). When it comes to anorexia, eating and meal times can become very stressful.
Gender differences in body image are the focus of much social science research, which consistently shows that compared with men and boys, women and girls are more susceptible to poor body images and the problems associated with a poor self-image. Women are far more likely to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. These are harmful, often life-threatening, diseases leading women to cause serious damage to their digestive and central nervous systems by extreme dieting and eating behaviors. Although men and boys are also diagnosed with eating disorders, the statistics show women and girls are at much greater risk. Some
Media’s Affect on Teens Media in the form of magazines, infomercials, television, and films have a negative effect on teens and the way teens portray their own body images. Pressure to be “picture perfect” like models increases the risk of harmful dieting and medical problems such as bulimia and anorexia. In today’s society, the ideal body image has continued to become thinner and the dieting techniques have become extreme. With thinner models across magazines, television shows, and movies, the average teen can begin to feel insecure and lose self-esteem. According to Webster’s Dictionary anorexia nervosa is defined as an eating disorder, marked by an extreme fear of becoming overweight, that leads to excessive dieting to the point of severe ill health and sometimes death.
Should a female actually achieve this body image or weight, she would be classified as underweight. Risks associated with being underweight include anemia, nutritional deficiencies, osteoporosis, cardiac problems, increased susceptibility to illness and infection and poor wound healing (Linken, 2009, para.6). Furthermore, the media’s effect on the self-esteem of young girls has resulted in deadly damaging conditions such as eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia, and anorexia nervosa), mental depression and physical depression (Von
Eating Disorders are potentially life-threatening illnesses which are simultaneously psychological and physical in nature. They are characterized by a range of abnormal and harmful eating behaviors which are accompanied and motivated by unhealthy beliefs, perceptions and expectations concerning eating, weight, and body shape. As a general characterization, individuals with eating disorders tend to have difficulty accepting and feeling good about themselves. They tend to think of themselves as "fat" and "ugly" because of their body size and shape, even when this self-judgment is objectively inaccurate and false. Identifying and defining themselves according to their perceived "fatness", eating disordered people tend to conclude that they are unacceptable and undesirable, and as a result, feel quite insecure and inadequate, especially about their bodies.
One of the many deviant subcultures in today’s world is anorexia. Anorexia Nervosa, in medical terms, is defined as, ‘‘the refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight’’ (APA 589). Anorexia Nervosa often involves deliberate attempts to lose weight and avoid eating. In sociological terms anorexia is seen as a bodily stigma. The anorexic subculture is seen as deviant because of the major difference between a healthy weight and the malnourishment that anorexia exhibits.
Although obesity in adults continues to rise, the citizens of this nation are accustomed and less attuned to this issue. Never in the history of this country have there been so many obese children; and we are not prepared to deal with the enormous consequences childhood obesity will bring. Physical and neurological impairment, that could lead to a nation plagued with chronic illness, insurmountable debt and financial ruin. Although all are at risk for obesity, none are more at risk than those who are poverty stricken. The poor in this country are not able to afford healthy food, nor are they in the position to spend time exercising, both of which could help reduce their chances of obesity; lowering the cost of healthy foods through government subsides, and creating programs that support healthy living and exercise in poor neighborhoods could be two solutions to this growing problem.