Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of AppearanceNichola Rumsey, Diana Harcourt We 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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... INTERVENTIONS AT AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEVEL School-Based Interventions to Promote Positive Body Image and the Acceptance of Diversity in Appearance Phillippa C. Diedrichs and Emma Halliwell Therapeutic Interventions: Evidence of ...
... INTERVENTIONS AT AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEVEL School-Based Interventions to Promote Positive Body Image and the Acceptance of Diversity in Appearance Phillippa C. Diedrichs and Emma Halliwell Therapeutic Interventions: Evidence of ...
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... interventions (whether with patients or at other levels of the organization) can enhance patient care and satisfaction with outcomes. She is also keen to meet the challenge of producing evidence for these interventions. Peter Butler is ...
... interventions (whether with patients or at other levels of the organization) can enhance patient care and satisfaction with outcomes. She is also keen to meet the challenge of producing evidence for these interventions. Peter Butler is ...
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... interventions, whether 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 ...
... interventions, whether 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 ...
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... interventions, particularly as difficulties are more likely to be encountered on discharge from hospital. In the charitable sector, organizations including Changing Faces, Saving Faces or those specific to particular diseases or ...
... interventions, particularly as difficulties are more likely to be encountered on discharge from hospital. In the charitable sector, organizations including Changing Faces, Saving Faces or those specific to particular diseases or ...
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... interventions has not been thoroughly evaluated (see Chapters 38 and 39). Moreover, patients may be denied financial coverage for psychological support services by private insurers. Overall, the organizational, financial, and size ...
... interventions has not been thoroughly evaluated (see Chapters 38 and 39). Moreover, patients may be denied financial coverage for psychological support services by private insurers. Overall, the organizational, financial, and size ...
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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