²INTRODUCTION

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²BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK

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Gender and Development

1

The Story of GRIT—the Prototypical Boy

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The Story of RICA—the Prototypical Girl

5

Stressors in Adolescence

8

Putting Gender/Development Knowledge into Practice

8

²EATING DISORDERS

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Progression of Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders

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Developing an Eating Disorder

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Anorexia Nervosa

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Bulimia Nervosa

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Compulsive Overeating (Binge Eating)

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Compulsive Exercising (Obligatory Exercise)

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Eating Disorders in Males

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Muscle Dysmorphia (Bigarexia)

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²PREVENTION

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Girls with girlpower

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Risk Factors

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Body Issues

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Life/Self Issues

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²IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES

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Addressing Prevention Individually

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Implementing Prevention in Our Schools

39

The Collaborative Model of Prevention

46

Implementing Prevention in the Community

47

² ACQUIRING PREVENTION SKILLS

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grungies–When Girls Feel Fat

55

DEAD FLOWER CEREMONY

61

Building Communication Skills

62

Our Bodies

69

Body Awareness and Appreciation

73

Countering the Power of Appearance

75

Dieting Myths

82

Physical Activity

88

When Girls Are Fat

90

Promoting Size Acceptance

96

Media

99

Media Activism

106

Stress

111

Bullying

117

²APPLYING PREVENTION SKILLS & STRATEGIES

122

The GOLDEN RULES OF PREVENTION

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Sample Presentations on the Grungies

128

Teaching Sense-of-Self

131

Holding a Girls Day

132

Facilitating Groups

134

²INTERVENTION

137

The GOLDEN RULE OF COUNSELING

139

Applying Counseling Skills

145

²RESOURCES

155

Publications

155

Film/Video

162

Websites

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