Exacting beauty

Name: Exacting beauty
Author: J. Kevin Thompson ... [et al
ISBN: 1557985413

by J. Kevin Thompson ... [et al (1999)

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Body image is a powerful factor in how people feel about themselves. If one suffers from body image disturbance, it often leads to a host of difficulties, ranging from low self-esteem to bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and body dysmorphic disorders. Successfully integrating explanations from social, interpersonal, feminist, and behavioral-cognitive psychology, Exacting Beauty is packed with invaluable research, case histories and descriptions, and treatment guidance. Clinicians, practitioners, and researchers will value this book for its rich, up-to-date coverage of how psychology grapples with the troubling relationship between psychological health and body image.

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreExacting beauty Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Health & Wellness Body image disturbance Eating disorders Body image Somatoform disorders Self-perception Modern Era

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