Body Image

Things to add and do in assignment:

• Obsession of body image has been around for a long time
• We care about what we look like and how we can conform into society

Healthy body image

• Comfortable in your own skin and who you are
• Everyone is made differently you are unique
• Understand that they are different body times and genetics
• Certain things we can and cant control
• Made in gods image
• Different cultures
• Purpose of our body

Social, physical and mental effect of an unhealthy body image on females

• physical: over/under eating, eating disorders, excessive amounts of exercise/ lack of exercise and motivation
• social: confidence, self conscious, avoiding social situations, isolation, bulling
• mental: low self esteem, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, bigorexia, andonis complex, comparing yourself to others.

Feelings

Valuing

Embrace

Understanding

Acceptance

4. explain the levels and how it works and how body image relates to some of the areas

love the skin you are in

Physical, social and mental impacts

Why Is Body Image An Important Issue In Our Society And How Can We Promote A Healthy Self-Concept Amongst The Teenage Demographic?

Society shapes our actions, beliefs and perceptions, perhaps more than we understand. It  creates an ideal of how we should look in order to be accepted. It’s not surprising how society influences us on so many levels, how the majority of today’s female teens are striving to do whatever it takes to achieve the unrealistic, ‘ideal’ body that is deemed as beautiful. This presentation will address the question  ‘Why is body image an important issue in our society and how can we promote a healthy self-concept amongst the teenage demographic?’

1. Define body image:

In order to answer this question we need to understand what a healthy body image is. Body image can be explained as society’s perception or your own perception of your body and how you feel, think or behave as a result of these perceptions. This is influenced by our own beliefs but also those of society, the media and peer groups. Many things influence how people look, such as size, weight, build, skin, appearance, gender, fashion, religious identity and culture.

An unhealthy body image is thinking your body is disgusting, unsightly or not good enough. For example, thinking that your are too fat, even though others tell you it’s not true, thinking that you’re not pretty enough or muscular enough. It can also mean believing what you look like determines your value as a person. Someone with negative body image can become fixated on trying to change his or her body shape, affecting self esteem and wellbeing.

2. Outline healthy ideal body shapes for females.

A healthy body image is being comfortable and knowing you are more than just your physical appearance. The ‘ideal’ healthy body image is being comfortable in your own skin, being happy most of the time with the way you look, and are feeling good about yourself. It’s about valuing who you are, not what you look like.

3. Explain origins (both historical and modern)

 While body image is an important issue today, history reveals that society has always strived to achieve an ideal image. The origins of the ideal body image have been fame, status and wealth and what has been considered beautiful has changed overtime.

  In the 1900s-1910s- the ideal was was depicted as slender and tall, with “voluptuous” bust and wide hips. In the 1920’s They were often described as independent and reckless with boyishness appearance, minimal breasts, a straight figure without any corseting, and shorter hair.

In the 1930’s-1940’s, Shoulder width was particularly emphasized, and the prevailing shape at the time became starker, highlighting the specific contours of the body rather than draping and disguising them in softness.in the 1950’s a busty, voluptuous hourglass look was prized, as exhibited by models such as Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly. Along with a well-composed overall appearance, and flawless skin. The 1960’s- 1970’s- minimal chest, a slight frame, short hair, and a boyish look. 1980’s-  somewhere between overdone and unkempt, and natural makeup was uncommon, Toned but not overly muscular bodies. 1990s’- unrealistic for most women, increasingly thin look, yet with large breasts,  emphasis on being skinny, there was an increase in crash dieting, diet pills, and eating disorders in young women.  in the early 2000s the ideal was very slender to curvy-skinny. Today the ideal body image is large breasts, tiny waists, sculpted abs, big butts and thigh gaps.