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Can mental health affect physical health?
Yes, mental health can affect your physical health and vice versa.
True or False: Anyone can get an eating disorder, but teenagers and young children are mostly affected.
False. Anyone can get an eating disorder, but teenagers and young adults are mostly affected.
What is anorexia?
anorexia nervosa (often called anorexia) – trying to control your weight by not eating enough food, exercising too much, or doing both.
What is Bulimia?
losing control over how much you eat and then taking drastic action to not put on weight
Name three signs we might spot if someone has an eating disorder.
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/eating-disorders/overview/
How could you help someone with an eating disorder? What should you encourage them to do?
They may be defensive or deny having a problem, but you should be empathetic and encourage them to visit a GP. You could always go with them if that helps.
True or False: When you have been sad for a whole afternoon, you have depression.
False: when you're depressed you feel persistently sad for weeks or months, rather than just a few days.
True or False: Depression can come with physical symptoms.
True: there can be physical symptoms too, such as feeling constantly tired, sleeping badly, having no appetite or sex drive, and various aches and pains.
