Author Question: An individual has a distorted body image when a. his or her body has abnormal proportions. b. ... (Read 93 times)

luvbio · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

An individual has a distorted body image when

a. his or her body has abnormal proportions.
b. his or her perception of his or her body differs from reality.
c. he or she is dissatisfied with his or her personal appearance.
d. he or she focuses on changing a specific body part.

Question 2

Mary is a 15-year-old student who is concerned about her diet. The school nurse informs her that the average caloric recommendation for adolescent females is:

1. About 3,000 kcalories/d because of rapid growth periods.
2. Limited to about 1,500 kcalories/day to avoid becoming overweight.
3. 2,200 kcalories/day with 45 grams of protein.
4. Much greater than adolescent males.

babybsemail · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
A distorted body image means that an individual's perception of his or her body differs from re-ality. The distortion is the difference between perception and reality rather than an actual distor-tion in body proportions. Distorted body image is often associated with dissatisfaction with per-sonal appearance, but an individual may have an accurate body image and still be dissatisfied.

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: Most adolescent females require about 2,000 kcalories/day to support growth. Daily caloric intake should be about 2,200 kcalories for adolescent females to support growth. The average caloric requirement for adolescent females is about 2,000 kcalories/day with 45 grams of protein. Male adolescents have a higher daily caloric requirement than females of about 2,5003,000 calories with 50 grams of protein.