Category: Body Image

Photoshop. A word that pretty much every human being has heard of. It is used by more than 10 million people worldwide. Yes, Photoshop can be used for good like to fix lighting, crop something out, even to add a funny background, but what happens when it begins to do more harm than it does…

Body image is a mental representation an individual creates, which could or could not bear any relation to how they are perceived by others. Because of this, body image is subject to all kinds of psychological distortion. How people feel about their bodies affects multiple aspects of one’s psychology. Body image influences behavior and has…

Within Cross Cultural Psychology (CPP) there has been significant research focusing on body image in an attempt to understand further what this means. Currently there is no clear cut definition on what body image is, but CPP focuses on the variations in human behaviour in regards to cultural contexts (Berry et al., 2002). It acknowledges…

Body-image is a multidimensional, subjective and dynamic concept that encompasses a person’s perceptions, thoughts and feelings about his/her body. It can be positive or negative. There are four dimensions by which the concept of body-image can be understood: Perceptual- The way an individual see himself. It is also called Body Satisfaction/ Dissatisfaction and represents a…

Introduction Body image is the perception that a person has of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception (McShirley, 2015). In our lives today, technology, media in particular, plays a very important role in the decisions we make on a daily as it clearly gives us an overview of…

Body image is a complex construct of self-attitude in relation to a person’s own body, shape, appearance, and size (Walters-Brown & Hall, 2012). Thus, body image affects how one sees and values his or her self. This paper will discuss my family’s experience as to how a chronic illness such as cancer disrupts a person,…

Body image is a major concern affecting young women and girls. According to Grabe, Ward and Hyde (2008), body dissatisfaction for females in America accounts for about 50% of the population and this number is currently on the rise. The mass media has been responsible for distributing sexualized images and promoting the thin-ideal which influences…

The objective and goal of this work is to develop health promotion and address the status and behaviour of health on young people, especially focusing on the recent years and trends. This report also targets to explore the nature of protective and risk factors as well as influences on young people on the concept on…

Body image is a multifaceted concept which includes the following components: the thoughts and feelings an individual has about their own body, the perception they have towards their body and the behaviours carried out which affect their body (NEDC, 2020). Negative body image Negative body image involves negative emotions towards one’s overall body image and…

We all want to feel comfortable and confident in our own bodies. No one ever wants to feel like they are being judged on the way they look. We see it every day in movies, television, the internet, and more. The media and its social aspects have brainwashed our society. Social media are “forms of…