The Body Image of the Aviator

1968 ◽  
Vol 114 (507) ◽  
pp. 233-237
Author(s):  
G. J. Tucker ◽  
R. F. Reinhardt ◽  
N. B. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Spatial Image ◽  
Sociological Factors ◽  
Phantom Limbs ◽  
Self System

The concept of the ‘body image’ rests on a broad foundation of neurological and psychological observations. Neurological observations of phantom limbs, agnosias, apraxias, and similar phenomena led to an initial formulation of the body image as a postural, spatial image of the body (2, 6). Schilder greatly expanded the concept by delineating the importance of libidinal (instinctual) and sociological factors in the make-up of the body image (7). Current psychiatric usage has (perhaps too loosely) equated the term body image with phrases such as 'self system’, 'self concept’, ‘ego identity’, etc. (8). The importance of the body image as a postural or spatial model, a ‘base of operations' from which a person extends himself into space, with its implications for movement and motor activity, is often overlooked but vividly evident in many endeavours, particularly aviation.

scholarly journals Susceptibility to Eating Disorders Among Collegiate Female Student–Athletes

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherilyn N. McLester ◽  
Robin Hardin ◽  
Stephanie Hoppe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Female Student ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Care Providers

Context: Research has suggested that the prevalence of young women with eating disorders (EDs) is increasing, but determining the exact prevalence of EDs within the female student–athlete (FS-A) population is difficult. Looking at certain traits may help us to identify their level of susceptibility to developing an ED. Objective: To determine the susceptibility of FS-As to EDs in relation to self-concept, including self-esteem and body image. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Athletic training and health centers at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, II, and III institutions via e-mail questionnaire correspondence. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 439 FS-As from 17 participating institutions completed the questionnaires. The sample was primarily white (83.1%) and underclass (61.8%). Main Outcome Measure(s): The questionnaire consisted of 4 parts: 3 subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Body Cathexis Scale, and demographic items. Results: A total of 6.8% of FS-As were susceptible to anorexia and 1.8% were susceptible to bulimia. The majority of FS-As (61%) reported normal self-esteem levels, whereas 29.4% had high self-esteem. Overall, 64.5% were satisfied and 23% were very satisfied with their body image. Conclusions: These results are generally positive in that they suggest FS-As have high levels of self-concept and are at low risk to develop EDs. However, these findings do not mean that all concerns should be dismissed. Although more than 90% of the respondents were not susceptible to an ED, there are still FS-As who may be. Athletic departments should evaluate their FS-As' levels of self-concept so that their susceptibility to EDs can be addressed. The emotional aspect of health care should be included in providing holistic care for student–athletes. Athletic trainers often are the primary health care providers for FS-As, so they should be made aware of this concern.

Body-Image Disturbances in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirja Kalliopuska
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Identity Problem ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Image Projections

Body-image disturbances are studied by the Draw-A-Person test given to the anorexia nervosa group of 32 and a control group of 30. The Machover scoring system was used. Two new scales were also constructed, the index of disturbed body image and the unity index of the body image. Machover's method differentiated groups from each other statistically significantly including the new ones: the unity index of body image made by Kalliopuska and Siimes in 1980 and Kalliopuska's index of disturbed body image in 1981. Factor analysis of items gave six factors: severe body-image disturbance, body-image adequacy, hostility, regression, unsureness and faltering in body image, and ego-identity problem. Body-image projections varied greatly as the nature of anorexia nervosa is multidimensional.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Sexual Self-concept and Mental Body Image in Women With Breast Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-388
Author(s):  
Safieh Gooran ◽  
Masoumeh Simbar ◽  
Sepideh Hajian ◽  
Soheila Nazarpour ◽  
Malihe Nasiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Mental Image ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sexual Problem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. In addition, it is the most mentally powerful cancer in women due to affecting the most important female sexual part. Patients with breast cancer experience problems in their marital relationship because of their disrupted mental image and sexual relations. In this regard, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between sexual self-concept and mental body image in women with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 120 women with breast cancer. Using a convenience sampling technique, patients were selected from among those hospitalized in the selected hospitals of Tehran in 2018. Data were collected using demographic details, the Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire (MSSCQ), and the Fisher’s Body Focus questionnaire. Finally, the data were statistically analyzed in SPSS-21. Results: According to the descriptive and analytical statistics, women with breast cancer obtained the highest scores in avoiding risky sex and sexual problem prevention while the lowest scores in terms of sexual preoccupation. Based on the results, there was no disruption in the body image of any of the examined women. Eventually, a significant correlation was observed between sexual self-concept and body image (P<0.001, r=0.4). Conclusions: In general, body image has a positive relationship with sexual self-concept in women with breast cancer and is considered an important predictor of sexual health and behaviors of this group. Accordingly, psychological interventions, along with midwifery and sexual consultations offered by trained personnel can help empower these patients.

scholarly journals KONSEP DIRI PENDERITA TB PARU DI RS PKU MUHAMMADIYAH GOMBONG

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Saraswati ◽  
Nur Hasanah ◽  
Muhammad Basirun Al Ummah
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Physical Changes

Introduction: The self-concept is all thoughts, beliefs and faiths that make the person know about him and affect his contact with others. Usually self-concept of pulmonary tuberculosis patients is impaired resulting from physical changes such as becoming physically thinner, paler, frequent coughing, body weaknesses and decrease of physical ability. Based on preliminary studies on eight respondents 75% experiencing body image disorder, 75% self-ideal disorder, 100% self-role disorder, 50% self-esteem disorder.The aim of this researrch is to determine self-concept of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital of Gombong.The present study used descriptive quantitative method with survey approach. The total samples were 31 people taken by purposive sampling technique. The data were taken by questionnaires and analyzed using univariate analysis.The frequency distribution based on the self-concept were less (83.9%), mediocre (9.7%), and good category (6.5%). The body image were less (83.9%), mediocre (9.7%), good (6.5%). The self-ideal were less (90.3%), and mediocre category (9.7%). Personal identity were less (58.1%), enough (22.6%), and good category (19.4%). The self-role were less (54.8%), good (25.8%), and mediocre category (19.4%). Self-esteem were less (51.6%), mediocre (32.3%), and good category (16.1%).The largest percentage of the self-concept, body image, self-ideal, personal identity, self-role, and self-esteem of pulmonary tuberculosis patients was less category. Keywords: self-concept, body image, self-ideal, personal identity, self-role, self-esteem, pulmonary tuberculosis patients 

scholarly journals Body Image, Weight, and Self-Concept in Men

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliot Montgomery Sklar
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Existing Data

In the traditional debate between biological and environmental determinants of body weight, the body has most often been explored in terms of its anatomical, genetic, or hormonal influences on personality, experience, and behavior. While obesity has been identified as a threat to our public health, correlating attitudes toward body image and self-concept have been explored within women to a limited extent, and even less so in relation to men. Consequently, men’s body image will be discussed in light of current literature reveals for women. For men, as for women, as the social pressure to attain an “ideal” physique increases, the discrepancy between that ideal and one’s body increases as well. This dynamic is more readily recognized for women than for men. As men are socialized not to discuss their body image concerns, negative self-concept and esteem may reinforce behaviors resulting in weight gain. In recent years, the proliferation of media has served to reinforce messaging related to one’s body. This review of existing data and literature suggests that body image and self-concept are related to body weight in men (as with women) and need to be addressed as part of healthy weight management practices.

Anatomical Rorschach Responses of Gravely Psychosomatic Patients

1984 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhani Ihanus
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Body Self

In all four groups of 97 gravely psychosomatic patients the scores of the anatomical Rorschach responses are higher than the reference value, the responses being mostly of the bony/skeletal type. At responses can give information of issues related to the body self and disorders in body image, self-awareness, self-concept, or individual identity.

scholarly journals Satisfação da equipe de enfermagem com a imagem corporal

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jéssica Pereira Trentino ◽  
Ana Carolina Cavalheiro ◽  
Adriana Pereira da Silva Grilo ◽  
André Oliveira Paggiaro ◽  
Ana Cláudia Puggina
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Body Image Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
Care Nursing

Objetiva-se identifi car a satisfação dos profi ssionais da equipe de enfermagem com a imagem corporal, e avaliarse as características pessoais, profi ssionais e a necessidade do uso de adornos durante a jornada de trabalhointerferem na satisfação com a imagem corporal. Estudo transversal quantitativo realizado com enfermeiros,técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem por meio da Escala de Avaliação da Satisfação com a Imagem Corporal. Aamostra foi de 182 profi ssionais, sendo 92,3% (n=168) mulheres, a idade média foi 32,74 anos (±8,3). O escoremédio total foi de 83,8 (±14,1). Houve diferenças estatisticamente signifi cativas na comparação dos escores nasubescala “Preocupação com o Peso” com as variáveis sexo (p=0,03) e estado civil (p=0,02). Concluí-se que a equipede enfermagem referiu estar, em geral, moderadamente satisfeita com a imagem corporal. A preocupação com opeso foi maior nos indivíduos solteiros e do sexo masculino.Palavras-chave: Imagem Corporal; Autoimagem; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Enfermagem. AbsTRAcTThe aim is to identify the satisfaction of the nursing staff professionals with their body image and to assesswhether the personal, professional characteristics and need to use adornments during working hours interferewith satisfaction with body image. A cross-sectional quantitative study carried out with nurses, technicians andnursing assistants using the Body Image Satisfaction Scale. The study was composed of 182 professionals, 92.3%(n=168) female, with an average age of 32.74 years (±8.3). The average total score was 83.8 (±14.1). There werestatistically signifi cant differences when comparing the scores on the subscale “Worry with Weight” with thegender (p=0.03) and marital status (p=0.02). It concludes that nursing staff reported being moderately satisfi edwith their body image in general. The worry with weight was higher between the singles and males.Keywords: Body Image; Self Concept; Nursing Care; Nursing.

Body Image and Self-Concept in Schizophrenia

1960 ◽  
Vol 106 (442) ◽  
pp. 17-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Weckowicz ◽  
R. Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Schema ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Body Ego

Disturbances of ego, self-concept and body-image have always been regarded as central in the psychopathology of schizophrenia. The passivity phenomena, automatisme superieur of the French authors, are indeed very common in this disease. There is a disturbance of the self which is shown in depersonalization and in feelings of influence and passivity. The boundaries of the self become loose or blurred and the patient may feel, for example, that parts of his body do not belong to him or that he is part of the plants, animals, clouds, other people or of the whole world and that they are part of him. He may feel at one with the whole of mankind. Self-concept is closely related to what has been termed “body image” or “perceived body”. Head (29, 30) has shown that what he called “body schema” is very important for motor co-ordination and performance of purposeful movements and also for orientation in space. Schilder (53) in his monograph has analysed the problem of body-image in great detail. He has found in the idea of the body image the basis for the body or physical ego. He follows Head in stating that the body image consists of the proprioceptions of the whole body and that it changes with the body's varying postures. Yet neither Head's body schema nor Schilder's body image are identical with the body ego. The body schema represents the constant mental knowledge of one's body; the body image is the changing presentation of the body in one's mind. Throughout the changes of the body image there is an awareness of continuity of one's body, a sense of basic identity and oneness. This constitutes the bodily or physical ego. The body ego in its turn is the basis of a wider “self” which can be called self-concept or selfhood. This self-concept or selfhood contains, in addition to the awareness of the continuity and the identity of one's own body in spite of its constant change, the awareness of the continuity of one's self as a person in spite of constantly changing relationship with the external world, and in spite of the playing and taking different “roles” in social interactions. According to Mead (38) and Coutu (16), selfhood is a social phenomenon and emerges only through interaction with other people, through “taking their roles” and viewing oneself from their point of view.

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