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Video Resources

Extremely Picky Eater Fears food

Learning Objective: 15.1 Differentiate among the most common feeding disorders affecting infants and young children. Identify the main causes of feeding disorders and provide examples of evidence-based treatments for these problems.

Description: This 7-minute video from ABC News follows a young girl in treatment for her food neophobia.

Questions to Consider

1. How can we distinguish between normal picky eating and disordered picky eating?
2. Describe the treatment that Erin receives. How do the parents support this treatment?
3. What progress do you see at the end of the clip?
    

9 Eating Disorders Myths Busted

Learning Objective: 15.2 Differentiate among Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. Explain how eating disorders vary as a function of age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

Description: This is not one video, but a series of very brief clips by Dr. Cynthia Bulik. Each one addresses a common myth about eating disorders.

Questions to Consider

1. Prior to watching these clips, did you believe any of these myths? Why or why not?
2. Why are we so quick to blame families, mothers, and society?
3. Are eating disorders for life? Are people in recovery for life?
    

Perfect Illusions

Learning Objective: 14.2.b Outline the neurodevelopmental model for Schizophrenia in children and adolescents.

Description: This documentary follows four young women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia, examining causes, struggles, and treatment.

Questions to Consider

1. The four girls/women in this video experience different outcomes. What factors do you think account for that?
2. In each case, the parents seem genuinely surprised that their daughters have an eating disorder. Why do you think this may be?
3. Based on what you have seen here, what recommendations do you have for treatment or prevention?
    

Audio Resources

For Boys with Eating Disorders, Finding Treatment Can Be Hard

Learning Objective: 15.2.d Critically evaluate inpatient and outpatient treatment programs for adolescents with eating disorders.

Description: This 9-minute story tells the story of a 12-year-old boy with an bulimia nervosa and this parents’ struggle to find appropriate treatment.

Questions to Consider

1. What were Jonathan’s symptoms?
2. How is the experience of boys different than girls?
3. Describe Jonathan’s treatment program. Why did he not feel like he fit in?
4. How has Collin helped Jonathan? What are the implications of this relationship for the treatment of other boys?
    

Struggling to Overcome Anorexia

Learning Objective: 15.2 Differentiate among Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder.

Description: In this 3 ½- minute Youth Radio clip, 16-year-old Lauryn Silverman tells the story of her struggle with anorexia nervosa that began when she was 13.

Questions to Consider

1. How does Lauryn understand the origin of her diagnosis?
2. Describe Lauryn’s treatment for anorexia.
3. What do you think made the difference for Lauryn in her recovery?
    

When a Child’s Picky Eating Becomes More than a Nuisance

Learning Objective: 15.1 Differentiate among the most common feeding disorders affecting infants and young children. Identify the main causes of feeding disorders and provide examples of evidence-based treatments for these problems.

Description: In this 2 ½-minute story, Dr. Nancy Zucker of the Duke University Center for Eating Disorder discusses a research study linking picky eating and other mental health diagnoses.

Questions to Consider

1. The study examined children between the ages of 2 and 6. What did the research show?
2. What are the signs of extreme picky eating?
3. What are the potential implications of this research?