Book contents
- Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Contemporary Perspectives in Anthropology, Philosophy, and Psychology on the Human Body: An Introductory Overview
- Part II Brain without Body, Body without Brain, and Contemporary Body Image Disorders
- 2 Body Schema, Body Image, and Hypermodern Alterations
- 3 Alexithymia and Somatizations
- 4 The Myth of the Perfect Body Image, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Bigorexia
- 5 The Complex Relationship between the Mind, the Body, and the Contemporary Environment
- Part III The Hypermodern Contradictory Relationship with Food
- Part IV Which Possible Horizons? Some Final Considerations
- References
- Index
5 - The Complex Relationship between the Mind, the Body, and the Contemporary Environment
from Part II - Brain without Body, Body without Brain, and Contemporary Body Image Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2022
- Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Contemporary Perspectives in Anthropology, Philosophy, and Psychology on the Human Body: An Introductory Overview
- Part II Brain without Body, Body without Brain, and Contemporary Body Image Disorders
- 2 Body Schema, Body Image, and Hypermodern Alterations
- 3 Alexithymia and Somatizations
- 4 The Myth of the Perfect Body Image, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Bigorexia
- 5 The Complex Relationship between the Mind, the Body, and the Contemporary Environment
- Part III The Hypermodern Contradictory Relationship with Food
- Part IV Which Possible Horizons? Some Final Considerations
- References
- Index
Summary
The manner of expression of human malaise has changed and evolved a lot over time. With regard to the specific relationship with the body, we can also observe that it has evolved over time in response to some contradictory hypermodern drives. It is therefore appropriate to investigate how people sometimes feel drawn into a social climate that is full of confusing and contradictory messages and dynamics that are often difficult to elaborate, and what the effects of this context are. Human symbolization and mentalization processes therefore seem rooted in the body and relationships, which in turn are rooted in a specific social context that is changing, adding further complexity and transforming the concept of the human body in turn.
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- Body Image and Eating DisordersAn Anthropological and Psychological Overview, pp. 68 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022