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Index
Note: Boldface page numbers
indicate illustrations.
acne, 14, 27, 32
action-figure toys, body type of,
29, 55
affective body image, described, 9
age
body dissatisfaction and, 29,
30
eating disorders and, 61
improvement in body image and,
70, 73
percentage bullied about physical
appearance,
45
American Journal of Psychiatry
, 60
anger after seeing fashion models, 44
Annenberg School for
Communication and Journalism,
44
anorexia nervosa
deaths from, 60
described, 51
as effect of negative body image,
16
frequency of, 60
symptoms,
63
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating
Disorders, 75
anxiety, feelings of, 8–9
AOL.com, 30
Apple, Fiona, 19
Barbie dolls, 27, 48,
48
Bates, Laura, 74
beauty.
See
physical appearance
behavioral body image, described, 9
Benjamin, Ronna, 19
binge eating disorder
described, 52, 59
percentage of population with, 60
symptoms,
63
body dissatisfaction
described, 9
See also
negative body image
body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
consequences of, 54–55, 58
described, 16, 53–54,
61
effectiveness of therapy for,
77
as effect of negative body image,
16
MDM as type of, 55
OCD compared to, 54
percentage of population with, 54
body image
versus actual appearance, 9–10
changes in, 10, 69–70
described, 6, 9
See also
negative body image;
positive body image
Body Image
(journal), 47
Body Image Therapy Center, 65–66
body mass index (BMI), 21
Boyle, Caitlin, 67–68
boys
being underweight
percentage perceiving selves
as, 29
as problem, 21, 23, 58
breast development during
puberty, 32
film about stereotypes, 68
height of, 21–22
musculature
development of, 22
percentage concerned about, 30
as reason for being bullied, 47
self-esteem and, 22–23
unhealthy ways of achieving, 21,
23,
31
, 55, 59, 61
weight control methods used
by,
62
Braunstein, Glenn, 32
breasts
augmentation surgery, 75
of boys during puberty, 32
of girls
age at development of, 23–24
importance of size and shape,
27, 35–36
Brown University, 11, 12
Buchanan, Ben, 54, 58
bulimia nervosa
deaths from, 60
described, 51
as effect of negative body image,
16
symptoms,
63
bullying
confronting, 17
consequences of, 37, 43
low self-esteem, 6
negative body image, 6, 8–9, 16
physical illness, 38
cyberbullying, 47
experiencing
factors increasing risk of, 37–38
percentage of girls ages thirteen
to seventeen, 14
percentage of teens, 47
goal of, 14, 38
physical appearance as reason for,
45
, 46
breast development, 23–24
height, 26, 28
musculature, 47
weight, 36–37, 47
children, percentage of overweight or
obese American, 13
Cleveland Clinic, 10, 17
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),
7, 66,
77
cognitive body image, described, 9
Common Sense Media, 46
cosmetic surgery, 69–70, 75
See also
plastic surgery
counseling, 66
Couzens, Kimberly, 21, 28
Craig, Megan, 70
Curly Traveler
(blog), 72
Curtis, Jamie Lee, 75
cutting, 55–56, 59
cyberbullying, 47
Damour, Lisa, 13
dating and height, 21–22
deaths from eating disorders, 52,
60, 75
Delaney, Elizabeth, 49, 53–54
depression
after seeing fashion models, 44
risk for boys and, 58
self-objectification and, 35
Dermatology Online Journal
, 32
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders
, 51
Diaz, Cameron, 27
dieting, 38–39, 50–51, 53, 60
Diller, Vivian, 43
disordered eating, 50–51, 52–53
Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty, 69
Drama Years, The
(Kilpatrick), 8, 65
Drexler, Peggy, 28
Dunham, Lena, 71
eating disorder not otherwise
specified (EDNOS), 52, 60
eating disorders
age and, 61
binge eating disorder
described, 52, 59
percentage of population with,
60
symptoms,
63
contributors to
Barbie dolls,
48
bullying, 43
genetic predisposition, 57
negative body image as, 16, 57
sports in which physical
appearance is part of judging,
60
deaths from, 52, 60, 75
described, 51
diagnosis issues, 52
disordered eating versus, 52–53
gender and, 53
incidence of depression with, 60
percentage suffering from, 52
self-objectification and, 35
social media sites banning
materials focusing on, 76
therapy for
effectiveness of, 75
health insurance coverage of, 77
percentage receiving, 52,
78
use of average-sized people in
media and, 78
types of, 51–52
See also
anorexia nervosa; bulimia
nervosa
endorphins, 55–56
Engeln, Renee, 67
Erdman, Cheri, 33
Erickson, Victoria, 64
Fabello, Melissa, 58
family and negative body image,
16, 37
Farrar, Tabitha, 57
fashion models
body type and weight of, 44
healthy weight criteria, 76
Vogue
requirements, 77
fat talk
described, 39
frequency of, by women, 47
as self-criticism, 48
stopping to achieve positive body
image, 67–68
Feminist Fist, The
(blog), 35–36
Flinders University (Australia), 30
friends.
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