What is Body Image? What are the most common factors that determine Body Image? What are the consequences of Negative Body Image? And how can counselling help me?
Definition of Body Image:
“Body Image is your Self Perceived image of your outward appearance, visible to others.” (Roxana Rudzik-Shaw, 2012)
The most common factors that determine Body Image:
- Family and Friends
- Peer Pressure
- Drawing comparisons with others
- Popular Culture (e.g. music videos, glossy mags)
- TV Advertisements
- Unrealistic goals
- Focus on results (e.g. weight loss)
Best wishes,
Roxana Rudzik-Shaw (MSc (Dist), BSc (dual hons), MBACP, MBPsS, ACTO)
RRS Counselling Services
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