1. Why Are PAES popular?

2. „Performance- and Appearance- Enhancing Substances (PAES)
Definition
„Performance- and Appearance- Enhancing Substances (PAES)
refer to those substances that are used to build muscles, lose weight and generally enhance the athletic performance.“

3. Definition There are 2 kinds of PAES: CONTROLLED substances
are monitored by the government and/or a sport governing body such as the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) because they can cause harm. It is not possible to obtain those substances in a legal way
Examples: EPO, anabolic steroids, growth hormones
NOT CONTROLLED substances
are not monitored and legally available for everyone
Examples: pain killers (e.g. aspirin) dietary supplements as protein shakes, creatine, vitamins and minerals

4. What are people aiming on using enhancing substances in general?
Sports
Progress in sport is more efficient with the use of PAES/supplements
Performance
Appearance
Work / School / University
Nutrition
Easier to perform better using Neuroenhancement
Standard nutrition vs. artificial supplements

5. Why do you believe PAES are popular?
Why are PAES popular?
What do you think?
Why do you believe PAES are popular?
Collect aspects and create a mind map together

6. Content 2 Blocks Session 1: Enhancement Society
Push your performance over the top: Athletes and PAES - two stories
The Role of Advertisement and Social Media
Society-made Expectations & The Role of PAES in the Society
Session 2: How to deal with advertisement & Co.
Summary of the Last Session
The perfect Body Image
Conclusion & Take Home Message

7. Enhancement Society „Citius, Altius, Fortius“ (Olympic motto)
„Faster, higher, stronger“ or
„prettier, stronger, better“!?

8. Push your performance over the top: Marion Jones‘ Story
„[...] Jones said her former coach, Trevor Graham, gave her the substance, telling her it was the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and that she should take it by putting two drops under her tongue. [...]
„Red flags should have been raised in my head when he told me not to tell anyone about the supplement program‘, she said. She also said she noticed changes in how her body felt and how she was able to recover from workouts after she stopped taking the substance in [...]“
„Marion Jones admits to steroid use“
By Amy Shipley
Washington Post
Friday, October 5, 2007

9. Push your performance over the top: Lance Armstrong‘s Story

10. Push your performance over the top
Collect reasons the athletes mentioned that pushed them to use PAES
Which other reasons could you imagine could lead to a PAES use?

11. Marketing and Advertisement
How does the society make us believe we have to be „prettier, stronger, better“?
Marketing and Advertisement

12. Enhancement Society - advertisement -

13. Enhancement Society - advertisement -
Society pushes us to to be prettier, stronger, smarter, to not have any weakness,to be better than the one sitting next to us: just to be perfect
we internalize high expectations as ours although they are actually produced by the society
It is difficult to satisfy those expectations and to stay competitive without help

14. Enhancement Society - advertisement -

15. Enhancement Society - advertisement -

16. Enhancement Society - advertisement -
Society pushes us to to be prettier, stronger, smarter, to not have any weakness,to be better than the one sitting next to us: just to be perfect
we internalize high expectations as ours although they are actually produced by the society
It is difficult to satisfy those expectations and to stay competitive without help
Solution: PAES!?
Are these expectations realistic?

17. Solution: PAES!? Discuss!!! What are arguments to use PAES?
Are there any alternatives?
Which ones?

18. Enhancement Society - advertisement -
Society pushes us to to be prettier, stronger, smarter, to not have any weakness,to be better than the one sitting next to us: just to be perfect
we internalize high expectations as ours although they are actually produced by the society
It is difficult to satisfy those expectations and to stay competitive without help
Solution: PAES!?
Are these expectations realistic?

19. Are society-made expectations realistic?
Photoshop is advertisment‘s best friend!

20. Are society-made expectations realistic? - social media -
„Girls, it is normal to have skin!“

21. Enhancement Society - summary -
The society produces a non-realistic image of being perfect that is proposed by e.g. the advertisement and social media
Look perfect!
Push your performance over the top!
Work always harder!
Society's proposed solution:
You need support, use PAES!

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