Pictures can change how bodies look

Personal & Social Development · Emotional Literacy · ages 12-13

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You pause on several fitness clips, then see similar clips. Which explanation fits how recommendations can work?
- The app reads your exact feelings from each pause
- The app shows what everyone nearby has been watching
- The app may use watch time to recommend similar fitness clips
Which list gives three edits that can change how a body looks in a picture?
- Smoothing skin, narrowing a waist and adding muscle shadows
- Changing a caption, account name and posting date
- Changing the comment order, account password and upload folder
Your feed is a fair sample of the bodies of people around you.
Circle one: True False
After scrolling, Leila says, 'I deserve kindness while I feel this way.' What is she practising?
- Using kind words to make every hard feeling vanish
- Waiting for enough likes before deciding she deserves care
- Giving herself the kindness she would offer a friend
A fitness clip starts you comparing your body with the person on screen. Which action interrupts the comparison and gives you a break from the app?
- Replay the clip and check every difference you can find
- Name the comparison, close the app and take a break
- Save several more clips for another comparison later
An account repeatedly leaves you upset during evening scrolling. Which plan changes both the account you see and your scrolling time?
- Mute that account and set a limit on evening scrolling
- Replay its posts until the upset feeling goes
- Follow similar accounts and scroll as usual
An account shows body photos while advertising a slimming tea. What can you conclude from the photos alone?
- The photos do not establish the tea's effects or safety
- The photos prove the tea is safe to use
- The photos prove editing occurred and the tea cannot work
Ari has tried taking breaks, but body worries keep disrupting meals and school. Which next step would help Ari ask someone trusted for support?
- Keep the worries private and wait for breaks to work
- Tell a trusted adult and ask for support
- Let appearance adverts guide changes without adult help

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The app may use watch time to recommend similar fitness clips · Watch time can be a recommendation signal. It does not reveal your exact feelings or what everyone nearby watches.
Smoothing skin, narrowing a waist and adding muscle shadows · These edits can change skin texture, body shape and muscle definition. Account settings and words below a post do not make those image changes.
False · The statement is false. Posts are selected by people and recommendation systems. Many people and moments are left out.
Giving herself the kindness she would offer a friend · Leila speaks to herself with care. She does not need likes or an immediate change in feelings to deserve kindness.
Name the comparison, close the app and take a break · Naming the comparison and taking a break gives you a choice besides continuing it. It does not promise an instant mood change.
Mute that account and set a limit on evening scrolling · Muting addresses the account, and an evening limit addresses time. Neither guarantees that all upsetting posts disappear.
The photos do not establish the tea's effects or safety · Photos alone do not establish what caused an appearance or whether a product is safe. They also do not prove undisclosed editing.
Tell a trusted adult and ask for support · Worries affecting meals and school are a reason to ask for support. A trusted adult can help Ari reach a counsellor or health professional.