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9781609181826

Body Image A Handbook of Science, Practice, and Prevention

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    9781609181826

  • ISBN10:

    1609181824

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-06-01
  • Publisher: The Guilford Press

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Summary

The standard reference for practitioners, researchers, and students, this acclaimed work brings together internationally recognized experts from diverse mental health, medical, and allied health care disciplines. Contributors review established and emerging theories and findings; probe questions of culture, gender, health, and disorder; and present evidence-based assessment, treatment, and prevention approaches for the full range of body image concerns. Capturing the richness and complexity of the field in a readily accessible format, each of the 53 concise chapters concludes with an informative annotated bibliography. New to this edition: Addresses the most urgent current questions in the field. Reflects significant advances in key areas: assessment, body image in boys and men, obesity, illness-related body image issues, and cross-cultural research. Conceptual Foundations section now incorporates evolutionary, genetic, and positive psychology perspectives. Increased coverage of prevention (four chapters instead of two). This book will be important reading for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors; medical doctors in a range of specialties; allied health professionals; students and researchers in these fields. It may also serve as a text in graduate-level courses.

Author Biography

Thomas F. Cash, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. His research focuses on influences of physical appearance and body image on psychosocial functioning, including such topics as body image development, assessment, and treatment; obesity; eating disorders; cosmetic surgery; appearance-altering conditions; and appearance stereotyping and discrimination. He has authored or edited seven books and over 200 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Cash has developed an empirically supported cognitive-behavioral program for body image improvement, as well as over a dozen validated assessments of dimensions of body image. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Cash resides in Naples, Florida. Linda Smolak, PhD, is Professor Emerita at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Her research focuses on the development of body image and disordered eating, including such topics as media and familial influences on children\u2019s body image; child sexual abuse and body image; muscle building among adolescent boys; eating disorder prevention programs; athletic participation and body image; and gender roles and body image. She has been involved in the development of several body image–related scales. Dr. Smolak is author or editor of seven books and dozens of journal articles and book chapters. She is an Associate Editor of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and serves on the editorial board for Eating Disorders: A Journal of Treatment and Prevention.

Table of Contents

Conceptual Foundations
Understanding Body Images: Historical and Contemporary Perspectivesp. 3
Sociocultural Perspectives on Human Appearance and Body Imagep. 12
Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Appearance and Body Imagep. 20
Genetic and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Body Imagep. 29
Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives on Body Imagep. 39
Feminist Perspectives on Body Imagep. 48
Positive Psychology Perspectives on Body Imagep. 56
Developmental Perspectives and Influences
Body Image Development in Childhoodp. 67
Body Image Development in Adolescent Girlsp. 76
Body Image Development in Adolescent Boysp. 85
Body Image Development in Adulthoodp. 93
Media Influences on Body Imagep. 101
Interpersonal and Familial Influences on the Development of Body Imagep. 110
Sexual Abuse and Body Imagep. 119
Body Image Assessment
Crucial Considerations in the Assessment of Body Imagep. 129
Body Image Assessment of Childrenp. 138
Perceptual Measures of Body Image for Adolescents and Adultsp. 146
Attitudinal Assessment of Body Image for Adolescents and Adultsp. 154
Individual and Cultural Differences
Gender and Body Imagesp. 173
Obesity and Body Image in Youthp. 180
Obesity and Body Image in Adulthoodp. 189
Body Image and Muscularityp. 198
Body Image and Athleticismp. 206
Gay and Lesbian Body Imagesp. 214
African American Body Imagesp. 221
Asian American Body Imagesp. 229
Hispanic/Latino Body Imagesp. 237
Body Images in Non-Western Culturesp. 244
Body Image and Congenital Conditions Resulting in Visible Differencep. 253
Body Image Dysfunctions and Disorders
Body Image and Social Functioningp. 263
Body Image and Sexual Functioningp. 271
Body Image and Anorexia Nervosap. 279
Body Image and Bulimia Nervosap. 288
Body Image and Binge-Eating Disorderp. 296
Body Image and Body Dysmorphic Disorderp. 305
Body Image and Appearance- and Performance-Enhancing Drug Usep. 314
Body Image Issues in Medical Contexts
Body Image Issues in Dermatologyp. 323
Body Image Issues in Oncologyp. 333
Body Image Issues in Obstetrics and Gynecologyp. 342
Body Image Issues in Rheumatologyp. 350
Body Image Issues Associated with Burn Injuriesp. 358
Changing the Body: Medical, Surgical, and Other Approaches
Weight Loss and Changes in Body Imagep. 369
Exercise and Changes in Body Imagep. 378
Body Art and Body Imagep. 387
Cosmetic Surgery and Changes in Body Imagep. 394
Body Image and Biomedical Interventions for Disfiguring Conditionsp. 404
Changing Body Images: Psychosocial Interventions for Treatment and Prevention
Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Body Image Changep. 415
Experiential Approaches to Body Image Changep. 424
School-Based Psychoeducational Approaches to Preventionp. 434
Computer-Based Approaches to Preventionp. 442
Ecological and Activism Approaches to Preventionp. 451
Public Policy Approaches to Preventionp. 460
Conclusions and Directions
Future Challenges for Body Image Science, Practice, and Preventionp. 471
Indexp. 479
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