BODY IMAGE DISTORTION

Course overview

BODY IMAGE IS A COMPLEX CONSTRUCT. BODY IMAGE DISTORTION AND BODY DISSATISFACTION ARE COMMON IN BOTH CLINICAL AND NONCLINICAL POPULATIONS. DISTORTIONS IN BODY IMAGE ARE PAINFUL AND CAN INFLUENCE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH. MANY FACTORS PLAY ROLES IN BODY IMAGE DISTORTION AND DISSATISFACTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DEFINITION, ETIOLOGIES, CORRELATES, EVALUATION, COMPLICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT OF BODY IMAGE IN BOTH CLINICAL AND NONCLINICAL SETTINGS, AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BODY IMAGE-RELATED CONDITIONS.