Body Image and its Disorders
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
- Vol. 5 (4), 461-472
- https://doi.org/10.2190/rk8p-rr62-uv6w-b31l
Abstract
The body image is not a body organ, a psychological picture, or a little-person-in-the-head. It is best described in terms of the functions it serves and the levels at which it is experienced. The body functions as a sensory register, an instrument for action, a source of drives, a stimulus to the self and others, a private world, and an expressive instrument. The four levels of body experience are schemata, self, fantasy, and concept. A complete description of a body image disorder identifies the source of the disorder and its effects on the functions and levels of experience. Behavioral treatment for body image disorder may develop basic sensory-motor capacities, teach specific skills, promote interpersonal relations with others having similar problems, or use traditional psychotherapeutic techniques, depending upon the needs of the individual patient.Keywords
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