What is Body Image?
Commonly used in the media today, the term “body image” has the power to conjure up various types of thoughts and emotions, due to the perception we have of our own physical bodies. This perception can be either positive or negative.
It is determined by factors like:
- How we see our body is not always a true representation of what it actually looks like.
- The way we feel about our body is directly related to how satisfied or dissatisfied we feel about our weight, shape, or features.
- What we think about our body is what we perceive as reality.
- How we act is a direct result of these factors.
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