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Body Image : A person's body image is thought to be, in part, a product of his or her personal experiences, personality, and various social and cultural forces. A person's sense of his or her own physical appearance, usually in relation to others or in relation to some cultural "ideal," can shape his or her body image. A person's perception of their appearance can be different from how others actually perceive him or her. ( after this sentence I would add this) : A newer type of therapy, mirror exposure therapy, has proven that it can help improve body image in the eyes of the patients that try this form of therapy. Most people that use this type of therapy are people who suffer from eating disorders.

Body Image and Weight: In order to determine if a person is truly overweight, one must calculate their own BMI. BMI stands for body mass index, which calculates a percentage according to a person's height and weight. Doing this test allows an individual to see their current percentage, allowing them to figure out the correct steps they need to do to not be overweight.

Media Impact on Body Image: Additional eating disorders can occur due to social pressures from the media. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is normally characterized by a person binging and purging. Just like with anorexia nervosa, some girls resort to bulimia as a way to loose weight in order to achieve the body image they desire.

...especially severe eating disorders like Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.

Some girls and young women compare themselves to models in ads, in terms of their physical attractiveness.[31] Many commentators regard the emphasis in the media and in the fashion industry on thinness and on an ideal female body shape and size as being psychologically detrimental to the well-being of many young women, and on their self-image which also gives rise to excessive dieting and/or exercise, and to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. **** Anorexia is a serious psychiatric condition that can lead to death at its worst. The causes of anorexia have not been clearly evidenced which makes it difficult to draw a distinct insight of the problems of anorexia, good and dutiful girls destroy themselves and their lives hooked by anorexia. Furthermore, the complex nature of eating disorder is discussed from an educational perspective because when pursuing toward the ideal of education, one performs to excess. Sociocultural studies highlight the role of cultural factors in the incidence of anorexia nervosa in women, such as the promotion of thinness as the ideal female form in Western industrialized nations, particularly through the media.

Overview : French child psychoanalyst Francoise Dolto developed a theory of the unconscious body image.[5] Negative perceptions by a person regarding his or her body, such as a perception that he or she is fat, can in some cases lead to mental disorders such as depression or eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, though there can be a variety of different reasons why these disorders can occur.
 * such as bulimia nervosa, and anorexia.

Studies have found that females tend to think more about their body shape and endorse thinner figures than men even into old age.[9] When female undergraduates were exposed to depictions of thin women their body satisfaction decreased, but rose when exposed to larger models.[10][11] In addition, many women engage in fat talk (speaking negatively about the weight-related size/shape of one's body), a behavior that has been associated with weight dissatisfaction, body surveillance, and body shame. [12] In addition, women who overhear others using fat talk may also experience an increase in body dissatisfaction and guilt.[13] As a result, women may experience concerns related to body image in a number of different ways and from a variety of sources. (after this sentence I would add this): * Teenagers take the hardest hit when it comes to body image because people are very critical at their young ages, which makes it difficult for them to have a positive self image about themselves. Girls focus the most on looking their best so they can "catch the attention of the cutest boys" in school. This leads to an unhealthy image of their personal body image.

Measurement : Many different ways allow body composition can be measured. There are many pros and cons of each way to measure. Pediatrics is more pressed upon this way and different forms of measurement are discussed for a pediatric patient. It is more "adequate" to do simple procedures than it is to find "whole body" values. There are many different ways to measure body composition. One of the main focus on pediatric body composition measurements is because childhood obesity is an up and growing "epidemic" and there need to be ways to measure it and continually follow it.

Sex Differences : In general, research shows that body image in regards to appearance becomes less of a stress for women as they age. Studies show a decline in dissatisfaction of body image in college aged women as they progress from the first semester of college to subsequent semesters. Their appearance rating of themselves tends to increase, while males’ do not significantly change and often become worse. This suggests that the early years of college serve as a period for body image development, which can later affect the mental and physical well being of an individual.[21] Although people mainly focus on their appearance after and during college an article from an online source called "Adolescent Male With Anorexia Nervosa" talks about the first adolescent male from Iraq to suffer Anorexia Nervosa. This disorder is rare in the male population because normally males don’t obsessive over their weight and body image as much as women do. This patient met all of the criteria for anorexia and many individuals were shocked. He was hospitalized and received a lot of medical treatment. This goes to show that both the male and female population is affected and it is a very serious matter.

Western Society's Diffusion of Changing Body Image: Anorexia Nervosa was identified as a medical condition as early as the 1870’s
 * Anorexia is difficult to diagnose in cancer patients since weight loss, and eating disturbances are frequent in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These efforts are mandatory to recognize and manage this condition, which may occur in cancer patients with a special regard to adolescents.These efforts are mandatory to recognize and manage this condition, which may occur in cancer patients with a special regard to adolescents. This goes to show that Anorexia Nervosa may have been discovered even earlier then we think. Other illnesses and disease's may have been in the way hiding the symptoms.