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Living with your looks
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Living with your looks

Author: Roberta Honigman; David J Castle
Publisher: Crawley, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 2007.
Series: Contemporary issues (Nedlands, W.A.)
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Roberta Honigman; David J Castle
ISBN: 9781920694951 1920694951
OCLC Number: 150479316
Description: x, 130 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: The looks heritage -- Society and appearance concerns -- Media and children's toys -- Is attractiveness really an advantage -- What is body image -- Body image disturbance --- Changing our looks -- wigs -- tatooing -- Body piercing -- Plastic surgery -- Men's body image -- Appearance concerns -- Pressures on men -- Muscle dysmorphia -- Addressing the male looks obsession -- Men who want to be women -- Fat and body image -- Obesity problem -- Obesity and body image -- What can be done about obesity -- Obesity among children -- Fat as a desired attribute -- The drive for thinness -- Eating disorders -- Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa -- What can be done -- What about the family -- Ageing and appearance -- the ageing face -- Cosmetic enhancement in the ageing population -- Cosmetic enhancement and body image -- Ageing and psychosocial aspects of cosmetic enhancement -- Treating Body Dysmorphic disorder -- Treatments that don't work -- How can the cosmetic specialist help? -- Psychological treatments -- Medication -- Living with someone with BDD -- Habit disorders -- Trichotillomania (TTM) -- Skin picking --- High-risk situations -- Additional Psychological problems -- Medication -- Living with someone with a habit disorder -- Conclusion -- Accepting that the 'Ideal" is not in fact ideal -- Accepting ourselves -- Enjoying a healthy look -- Conclusion.
Series Title: Contemporary issues (Nedlands, W.A.)
Responsibility: Roberta Honigman and David J. Castle.
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