Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of AppearanceWe live in a society in which messages associating physical attractiveness with success and happiness are pervasive. There is an epidemic of appearance concerns amongst teenagers and adults in westernised countries and body image dissatisfaction is now considered normative. Large numbers of people experience negative impacts on wellbeing and, for many adolescents, adults, and even children, appearance concerns are influential in choices about a range of health behaviours. The challenges facing them include difficulties with social encounters and the problem of having to cope with negative self perceptions. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance is a comprehensive reference text written by experts in the field. It examines how people feel about the way they look, and why it is that some people are happy with their appearance whilst increasing numbers are troubled by the way they look - reporting that these appearance-related concerns affect many aspects of their lives including relationships, health and well-being. It considers the influence of other people and how the media affects thoughts and behaviours related to appearance. It explores the experiences of people living with a disfigurement in a society that seems to be increasingly focussed on appearance and the pursuit of an idealised image of beauty, size and weight. Exploring a topic that has been often neglected in the psychological literature, this book will be invaluable for health, clinical, and social psychologists, health professionals working with patients with visible differences, and those in the field of public health and education. |
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... surgical and psychological approach to the provision of care and offer examples of how this has been achieved in their own service. They outline how specialist services are either accessed or denied in the UK and highlight the influence ...
... surgical and psychological approach to the provision of care and offer examples of how this has been achieved in their own service. They outline how specialist services are either accessed or denied in the UK and highlight the influence ...
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... surgical technique now make the previously unavailable available to those with the means. For example, height has long been valued in China where Chinese diplomats are expected to match the height of their foreign counterparts and those ...
... surgical technique now make the previously unavailable available to those with the means. For example, height has long been valued in China where Chinese diplomats are expected to match the height of their foreign counterparts and those ...
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... surgical interventions, we also have several national services, including ear reconstruction and facial transplantation. Our unit also has clinical psychologists embedded in the plastic surgery unit, something that is still rather ...
... surgical interventions, we also have several national services, including ear reconstruction and facial transplantation. Our unit also has clinical psychologists embedded in the plastic surgery unit, something that is still rather ...
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... surgical or psychological, should be driven by an evidence-based approach. This chapter will firstly examine how individuals with appearance concerns access help in the community. We will then consider the way in which appearance ...
... surgical or psychological, should be driven by an evidence-based approach. This chapter will firstly examine how individuals with appearance concerns access help in the community. We will then consider the way in which appearance ...
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... surgical procedure where skin is used from one part of the body to replace an area of the body where skin has been ... surgical or medical service, for treatment to 'improve' appearance. Medical or Surgical Management of Appearance ...
... surgical procedure where skin is used from one part of the body to replace an area of the body where skin has been ... surgical or medical service, for treatment to 'improve' appearance. Medical or Surgical Management of Appearance ...
Contents
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SECTION 2 WHO IS AFFECTED BY APPEARANCE CONCERNS IN WHAT WAY AND WHY? | 115 |
SECTION 3 WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE | 447 |
SECTION 4 RESEARCH ISSUES | 601 |
SECTION 5 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? | 677 |
Author index | 693 |
Subject index | 697 |
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