SOWK 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Extreme Weight Loss, Eating Disorder, Progressive Muscle Relaxation
30 Nov 2016
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Eating disorders- module 7- secure care, body image. Body image is usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think of eating disorders. Body image, like eating disorders, is a multidimensional construct with perceptual, affective and cognitive components. Body image includes perception of size and shape, satisfaction with appearance, body esteem, acceptance, or self-loathi(cid:374)g of o(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)od(cid:455), (cid:271)od(cid:455) a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) a(cid:374)d salie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of (cid:449)eight a(cid:374)d shape. I(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:271)od(cid:455) i(cid:373)age fo(cid:272)us (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e dire(cid:272)ted to(cid:449)ard their body in general or toward a specific aspect of the body or body part. Generally overweight, generally tall, might focus on the stomach, eyebrows. Society has trained us to analyze these things on our bodies and specific body parts. Wide range of negative body image experiences in a generic way. Covers a lot of issues that people may have. Affects both females and males and more frequent by females. Can be conceptualized as a continuum from none to extreme.
