Peer Pressure and Body Image

The influence your peers have on you to believe, feel, and act a certain way is called peer pressure. Peer pressure can be positive or negative. Positive peer pressure encourages you to do things that help your overall health and well-being. Negative peer pressure causes you harm or puts your overall well-being in danger. Hover your cursor over the image to the right to learn about positive and negative peer pressure.

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Refusal Skills

Standing up for what you know is right can be difficult, particularly when your friends are very persuasive. In this interactivity, you will explore several different refusal skills you can use to deal with peer pressure. Click the player button to begin.

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Pressure Related to Body Image

Many people struggle with the pressures related to body image. Body image is how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind. People with a negative body image have a greater likelihood of developing an eating disorder and are more likely to suffer from feelings of depression, isolation, low self-esteem, and obsessions with weight. It is important to not allow the pressure of the media to influence the choices you make in life, especially regarding the way you feel about yourself.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders have serious health implications. The three main eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. If you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder, it is important to seek out help and medical treatment immediately. In this interactivity, investigate the three main eating disorders, their causes, warning signs, and treatment options. Click the player button to begin.

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Peer Pressure and Body Image Review

Now that you have learned how to deal with peer pressure and how to identify eating disorders, check your knowledge by completing this non-graded interactivity. Click the player button to get started.