Body image : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.9/1
• Soggetto topico: Body image; Body image - Psychological aspects; Body image - Social aspects
• Altri autori: GreeneSophia B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- BODY IMAGE: PERCEPTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND ATTITUDES -- BODY IMAGE: PERCEPTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND ATTITUDES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF BODY IMAGE AND BODY IMAGE CONCERNS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN JAPAN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE -- BODY IMAGE STUDIES IN JAPAN -- COMPARATIVE STUDIES ABOUT BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE -- FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE AND EATING RELATED PROBLEMS AMONGST JAPANESE ADOLESCENTS -- Socio-Cultural Factors -- Peers -- Media -- Family -- Gender Roles -- Personal Factors -- Environmental Factors -- OBESITY IN JAPAN AS AN INFLUENCE ON BODY IMAGE -- EATING DISORDERS IN JAPAN -- EARLY REPORTS OF EATING DISORDERS FROM JAPAN -- RESEARCH IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY -- DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS IN JAPAN -- RECENT FINDINGS FROM QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH YOUNG JAPANESE ADOLESCENTS -- Body Image in Females -- Body Image in Males -- Body Image in Japanese Society -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 BODY IMAGE AMONG ABORIGINAL CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN AUSTRALIA -- INTRODUCTION -- BODY IMAGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES -- SOCIO-CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENTS' BODY IMAGE -- ADOLESCENT MALES -- ADOLESCENT FEMALES -- YOUNG CHILDREN - MALES AND FEMALES -- BODY IMAGE AMONG DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS -- African American Adolescents -- Canadian Aboriginals -- Native Americans -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH FROM NON WESTERN COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND AFRICA -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA -- BODY IMAGE IN AUSTRALIAN ADOLESCENTS -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH AMONG CHILDREN -- ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH RELATED TO ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN ADOLESCENTS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BODY IMAGE: UNDERSTANDING BODY IMAGE INSTABILITY AND DISTORTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION. ; THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF BODY IMAGE -- BODY IMAGE ASSESSMENT -- BODY IMAGE VARIABILITY -- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON BODY IMAGE -- Exposure to Media Images -- Weight-Related Feedback -- Weight Norms -- BODY IMAGE INSTABILITY: CAUSE OR EFFECT OF APPEARANCE INVESTMENT? -- BODY IMAGE ACCURACY -- PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BODY IMAGE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 MEASUREMENT OF THE PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BODY IMAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CLINICAL RELEVANCE -- MEASURING BODY SIZE ESTIMATION -- Analogue Scales -- Image Marking Method -- Optical Distortion Methods -- Distorting Photograph -- Distorting Mirror -- Video Distortion Technique -- Figural Drawing Scales -- PSYCHOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING BODY IMAGE -- Methodological Issues -- METHOD OF CONSTANT STIMULI. -- SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY -- ADAPTIVE PROBIT ESTIMATION. -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 BODY IMAGE AND CANCER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS AFFECTING BODY IMAGE IN CANCER PATIENTS -- Surgery -- Radiation and Chemotherapy -- CANCER TYPE AND BODY IMAGE -- Breast Cancer and Body Image -- Head and Neck Cancers and Body Image -- Gynecological Cancers and Body Image -- Prostate Cancer and Body Image -- Colorectal Cancers and Body Image -- TREATMENT APPROACHES -- Cosmetic -- Counseling and Support -- ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 BEYOND THE MEDIA: A LOOK AT OTHER SOCIALISATION PROCESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BODY IMAGE PROBLEMS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL EATING -- ABSTRACT -- STUDY ONE: WHAT YOUNG WOMEN SAY ABOUT SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES -- Identity and Status -- Personal Experiences and Affect -- Body Image -- Eating Behaviours -- Critical Evaluation -- STUDY TWO: FACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 ALEXITHYMIA, BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS -- ABSTRACT. ; INTRODUCTION: THE ALEXITHYMIA CONSTRUCT -- MEASUREMENT OF ALEXITHYMIA -- MAY ALEXITHYMIA PLAY A ROLE IN THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF EATING DISORDERS? -- ALEXITHYMIA AND BODY IMAGE: MAY THE BODY CHECKING BE THE LINK BETWEEN ALEXITHYMIA AND EATING DISORDERS? -- CLINICAL STUDY -- 1. Methods -- 1.1. Participants -- 1.2. Measures -- 1.2.1. Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) -- 1.2.2. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) -- 1.2.3. Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) -- 1.2.4. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) -- 1.2.5. State-trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) -- 2. Statistical Analysis -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW OF SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON MALE BODY IMAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Selection of Studies -- Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria -- Coding Strategies -- RESULTS -- Differences Across Methodology Groups -- Untitled -- Awareness -- Pressures -- Differences between Internalization, Awareness and Pressures -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 TOUCH AND BODY: A ROLE FOR THE SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX IN ESTABLISHING AN EARLY FORM OF IDENTITY (REVIEW ARTICLE) -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION: BEING A MONSTROUS BUG -- 2. SI PERCEIVES INFORMATION RATHER THAN REFLECTING IT IN A MECHANICAL WAY -- 3. FEELING AN ALIEN HAND: THE CASE OF THE RUBBER HAND ILLUSION -- 4. FEELING THE BODY OF OUR CONSPECIFIC: THE CASE OF EMPATHY -- 5. CONCLUSIONS: SI AND IDENTITY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: THE INFLUENCE OF BODY SIZE OF MODELS IN PRINT ADVERTISING AND BODY COMPARISON PROCESSES ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Participants -- Procedure -- Measures -- Attitudes Towards the Models -- Comparison Tendency -- Body Focused Anxiety -- Strategy for Analyses -- RESULTS -- Descriptive Statistics -- Attitudes Towards the Models -- Body Focused Anxiety. ; DISCUSSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 BODY IMAGE IN PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BODY SIZE PREFERENCE -- THIN IDEAL INTERNALIZATION AND MEDIA INFLUENCE -- DISORDERED EATING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 LOW SES CHILDREN'S BMI SCORES AND THEIR PERCEIVED AND IDEAL BODY IMAGES: INTERVENTION IMPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Sample -- Procedure -- Scale Measures -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- Intervention Implications -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13 THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTUALIZATION OF BODY IMAGE -- GENDER AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS -- ASSESSMENT OF BODY IMAGE -- Figural Rating Scales -- QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURES -- Implicit Measures -- PERCEPTUAL MEASURES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14 ISSUES PERTAINING TO BODY IMAGE MEASUREMENT IN EXERCISE RESEARCH -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. DEFINING THE SPECIFIC DIMENSION OF BODY IMAGE BEING CONSIDERED AND MEASURING ACCORDINGLY -- 2. CONSIDERING MULTIPLE MEASURES OF BODY IMAGE -- 3. SELECTING VALID AND RELIABLE BODY IMAGE MEASURES -- 4. CONSIDERING SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS -- 5. CONSIDERING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF STATE AND TRAIT BODY IMAGE MEASURES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15 NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE PERCEPTION AND ASSOCIATED ATTITUDES IN FEMALES -- ABSTRACT -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16 BODY IMAGE IN YOUNG AND ADULT WOMEN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17 THE NON SATISFIED PATIENT IN AESTHETIC SURGERY - MEDICAL ATTITUDE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION. ; How Competent Are Plastic Surgeons in Giving Bad News? -- Do Not Delegate Communication of Bad News -- Patients Receiving Bad News May Not Remember Too Much -- Medical Language Can Make Bad News Worse -- Patient and Physician Stress Curve Do Not Match in Time (Fig 1) -- Patient Perception is What Counts -- Pitfalls in Giving Bad News -- BAD NEWS STRATEGY -- CLOSING THE ENCOUNTER -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Body image
• ISBN: 1-61122-397-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816621503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.