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From the Ted Talk by Anees Bahji: Why are eating disorders so hard to treat?

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We still don’t know exactly what causes eating ddrersois. There likely isn’t a single cause, but a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors that coiubnrtte. Sometimes, other mental illnesses— like depression or anxiety— can cause stmpyoms of enatig disorders. In addition, certain psychological factors, such as pincstefoierm and body image dissatisfaction, are risk factors for eating disorders. Several social factors contribute, too, including inteilnaezrd weight stigma, exposure to blilynug, racial and ethnic assimilation, and limited social networks. Although there is a common misconception that only weomn expercniee eating disorders, people of all genders can be affected. As these disorders intimately affect the development of one’s identity and self-esteem, people are particularly vulnerable to developing them during adolescence.

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We still don’t know exactly what causes eating _________. There likely isn’t a single cause, but a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors that __________. Sometimes, other mental illnesses— like depression or anxiety— can cause ________ of ______ disorders. In addition, certain psychological factors, such as _____________ and body image dissatisfaction, are risk factors for eating disorders. Several social factors contribute, too, including ____________ weight stigma, exposure to ________, racial and ethnic assimilation, and limited social networks. Although there is a common misconception that only _____ __________ eating disorders, people of all genders can be affected. As these disorders intimately affect the development of one’s identity and self-esteem, people are particularly vulnerable to developing them during adolescence.

Solution

  1. symptoms
  2. eating
  3. disorders
  4. women
  5. experience
  6. bullying
  7. contribute
  8. internalized
  9. perfectionism

Original Text

We still don’t know exactly what causes eating disorders. There likely isn’t a single cause, but a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors that contribute. Sometimes, other mental illnesses— like depression or anxiety— can cause symptoms of eating disorders. In addition, certain psychological factors, such as perfectionism and body image dissatisfaction, are risk factors for eating disorders. Several social factors contribute, too, including internalized weight stigma, exposure to bullying, racial and ethnic assimilation, and limited social networks. Although there is a common misconception that only women experience eating disorders, people of all genders can be affected. As these disorders intimately affect the development of one’s identity and self-esteem, people are particularly vulnerable to developing them during adolescence.

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Important Words

  1. addition
  2. adolescence
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  17. environmental
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  22. genders
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  24. identity
  25. image
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  27. internalized
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  29. limited
  30. mental
  31. misconception
  32. networks
  33. people
  34. perfectionism
  35. psychological
  36. racial
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  39. social
  40. stigma
  41. symptoms
  42. vulnerable
  43. weight
  44. women