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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809632703321

Autore

Wilhelm Sabine

Titolo

Feeling good about the way you look : a program for overcoming body image problems / / Sabine Wilhelm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2006

ISBN

1-281-12313-7

9786611123130

1-59385-516-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

646.7

Soggetti

Body image

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

For the sake of appearance -- "Why do I feel so unattractive?" -- Thinking about change -- Understanding your problems and planning solutions -- Managing your thoughts -- Getting your life back with exposure exercises -- Freeing yourself from rituals with response prevention exercises -- Getting at your core beliefs -- Staying well -- "Should I take medication?" -- Helping a family member or friend with body image concerns.

Sommario/riassunto

Aims to help men and women, with exaggerated concerns about their appearance, break free from the mirror and get their lives back on track. This work contains self-assessment tools and step-by-step guidelines that teach readers to overcome discouraging thoughts, curtail obsessive appearance rituals, and see themselves realistically.