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Talk It Out: What Causes an Eating Disorder?

17 minutes 44 seconds

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This program explores the individual, family, and cultural factors that have been linked to eating disorders. Students will come to understand that eating disorders can be triggered by major events in a person's life such as the death of a loved one, family changes, school problems, or personal failures. Part of the "Talk It Out" series.

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Closeup of a teenage boy facing camera as he looks down at rows and stacks of prescription bottles. Caption. When used for a long time.
Talk It Out
Episode 1
12 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white closeup of a male doctor smiling broadly at camera. He holds a lit cigarette as if in an advertisement. Text on screen reads, "Just what the doctor ordered!" Caption. Narrator. Even medical doctors promoted brands of cigarettes.
Talk It Out
Episode 2
16 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Talk It Out
Episode 3
12 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup profile of a teenage girl holding a cigarette to her lips, smoking. She stares forward and appears to be in a garden setting. Caption. Most kids say, when doing something risky.
Talk It Out
Episode 4
14 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Talk It Out
Episode 5
15 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage girl with her eyes open and a worried expression lying on a bed in a darkened room. Caption. Jessica has trouble sleeping.
Talk It Out
Episode 6
16 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Talk It Out
Episode 7
13 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage girl looking away from camera. Her eyes are open with her eyebrows gently arched. She smiles while speaking.
Talk It Out
Episode 8
18 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Talk It Out
Episode 9
17 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Talk It Out
Episode 10
15 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12