EATING DISORDERS

L5 PSHCE Independent Enquiry

Independent Enquiry

The three most commons types of eating disorders are

Anorexia Bulimia Compulsive overeating

(Also called binge eating disorder)

Each group will be researching one of these.

The aim:

To learn about the eating disorder and gain an understanding of how eating disorders affect individuals, our community and society.

To inform the rest of the class about the eating disorder

You will create a leaflet, mini documentary, story board or other presentation.

You must hand in notes showing your research and sources of information

Benefecits will be awarded for the best presentation ie most informative and creative

Some questions to think about

What are the main symptoms? What kind of behaviour will a person suffering

from this show? What are the likely effects on the body? How can it be treated? How many people in the UK are affected? What

age and sex are they? How could you help and support a friend going

through this? If using images please be sensitive and

do not use photos of extreme thinness or fatness.

Resourcesthere is a lot of misinformation on the internet about eating disorders so it is very

important to use safe and reliable websites; please follow these instructions.

Use the library catalogue: Click on visual search and

look for L5 PSHCE> eating disorders

Go to http://bit.ly/10g1i7f for a collection of recommended websites

Make notes thinking about the questions

Using your notes, prepare your presentation

Make sure you write down where you got the information from