Talk:Body image

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ô== Grammar and Language of the main paragraphs == The writing needs to be completely redone, with all of the "his or her" and "their" references. I don't feel I am capable of the complete rewrite that is needed. If no one else can do it, I can try, but I am not the best one to try. I guess I'll watch and try some drafts off-line in the mean time.

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[edit] Documentation for claims

The article makes assertions about women's consciousness regarding weight.

This is appropriate for some women. Some are too concerned about body weight. On the other hand, many women (and of course men) are not thinking and acting in a healthy manner regarding their weight. A very high proportion of American males and females are obese. Dogru144, 12:40, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Your point? Obese people may be just as concerned about their body weight as their skinny counterparts.

Mention some case studies? It will make the reader understand the concept more practically. fuck u ===Advertisments===hi Why does this word not appear when the standar pair of reference brackets are used? I removed them, so that the word advertisments would appear. I will first try to put s after the closing brackets. Dogru144, 12:40, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Measuring Body Image

I don't understand how body image is measured and how it may identify obese people as having a poor body image just because they are aware that they are obese. Is there an example of the questions asked?Guava 19:41, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I removed some of the statements that attempted to link "healthy" weight expectations with predicted body image perceptions.Guava 19:41, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Attractiveness and social issues

This isn't linked very well with body image. "Ideal" body shape should be an individual assessment, not a collective assessment.Guava 19:41, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More Info Needed

There is considerable research done about body image. One important source that covers such research is Sarah Grogan's Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children. Body Image is actually a huge topic that needs a lot of work.

Yyarin 00:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Body Image vs. Body Imaging

Body image is the idea of what the body should look like. It is a social and culturally defined perception. Body imaging is the idea of how one's brain unconciously "sees" the body. It is based on the neural representation in the brain either by motor neurons or sensory neurons. I'm not sure if Body Imaging is the appropriate term, but these two concepts are incredibly different from each other, further, as I have stated in another comment, Body Image is a very large topic, Body Imaging can probably be covered in about one or two paragraphs.

Yyarin 00:32, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

The term body image (not body imaging) is used in neuroscience, neurology, and other sciences.

Cynic2005 11:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BDD

Body Dismorfic Disorder should be mentioned in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.100.31.244 (talk) 21:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of Entry: "Disambiguation Issue."

There is another technical use of the term "body image", which refers to the association of areas of the motor cortex with the voluntary movement of body members. This is often shown as the motor homunculus depicted by Dr. Wilder Penfield. This image distorts the body according to the areas of the motor cortex associated with its movements. For example, it shows the thumb as larger than the thigh because the thumb's movement is much more complex than that of the thigh and thus occupies a larger area of the cortex. The motor homunculus plays a central role in proprioception. This body image is involved in phantom limb phenomena as well as their opposite, as in the case of brain damage resulting in the disappearance of parts of the body from conscious perception.

I removed this because it is partially misinforming. Proprioception correlates to somatosensory, motor, and parietal cortices. Body image refers to the sense that you have a body (which involves proprioception, the vestibular system, and vision.) Body Image does not refer to the motor or sensory homunculus itself. Also, the motor cortex does play a role in proprioception and phantom limbs, but central to its role is voluntary movement, not proprioception.

cynic2005 09:19, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Added Entry: "Body Image and the Brain"

First, I added my own entry to the article, and correspondingly updated the references section. Secondly, I edited the first sentence and following first paragraph. Lastly I merged the first paragraph, and the entry "Research: measuring body image," under "Body Image and Physical Appearance." This article may need a new lead paragraph, highlighting both usages of the term "body image."

cynic2005 06:19, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] treatment?

can we add a treatment section with the best proven treatments?--Sonjaaa (talk) 18:16, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Give me some woman body image,please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.219.69.6 (talk) 20:29, 18 March 2008 (UTC)