
Body image is a person's perception of the aesthetics
or attractiveness of their own body. It involves how a person sees themselves, compared to the standards that have been set by society. Human society has at all times placed great value on beauty of the human body, but a person's perception of their own body may not correspond to society's standards.Body image may be expressed as how people view themselves in the mirror, or in their minds.Body image can have a wide range of psychological effects and physical effects. Throughout history, it has been extremely difficult for people to live up to the standards of society and what they believe the ideal body is.




Body negativity and body positivity
Negative body image consists of a disoriented view of one's shape. They have a low self-esteem. Having a negative body-image may lead to a more serious mental illness such as body dysmorphic disorder ``````"body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)"is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part.


Positive body image is described as a clear true perception of one's figure. In addition to celebrating and appreciating the body, it also requires an understanding that an individual's appearance does not reflect their character or self-worth.

Social media plays a big part of what a "perfect body" is supposed to be. There are many apps that does photoshop to make people look beautiful, the end results were all extremely different from each other in regards to the hair, body type and skin tone, etc.
A study by Dove: only 4% of women thought they were beautiful, while approximately 70% of women and girls in the UK believed the media's portrayal of impractical beauty standards fueled their appearance anxieties.

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Body image is a person's perception of the aesthetics
or attractiveness of their own body. It involves how a person sees themselves, compared to the standards that have been set by society. Human society has at all times placed great value on beauty of the human body, but a person's perception of their own body may not correspond to society's standards.Body image may be expressed as how people view themselves in the mirror, or in their minds.Body image can have a wide range of psychological effects and physical effects. Throughout history, it has been extremely difficult for people to live up to the standards of society and what they believe the ideal body is.




Body negativity and body positivity
Negative body image consists of a disoriented view of one's shape. They have a low self-esteem. Having a negative body-image may lead to a more serious mental illness such as body dysmorphic disorder ``````"body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)"is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part.


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