| Edition |
[Pbk. 2014] |
| Description |
xviii, 717 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford library of psychology
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| Contents |
Setting the scene. -- Setting the scene : overview / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- Appearance and society / Hannah Frith -- Embodiment and appearance / Malcolm MacLachlan [and others] -- Cross-cultural differences / Hannah Falvey -- Challenges in healthcare provision in the United Kingdom / Esther L.E. Hansen and Peter E.M. Butler -- Challenges in healthcare provision in the United States / Valerie Lemaine and Andrea Pusic -- Challenges in healthcare provision in resource-poor countries / Tom Potokar and Patricia Price -- Biomedical technologies and appearance / Julie Kent -- Researching appearance : models, theories, and frameworks / Andrew R. Thompson -- Setting the scene : summary and synthesis / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey -- |
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Who is affected by appearance concerns, in what way, and why? -- Who is affected by appearance concerns, in what way, and why? : Overview / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey -- Appearance concerns across the lifespan. -- Appearance in childhood and adolescence / Linda Smolak -- Appearance in adulthood / Marika Tiggemann and Julie Slevec -- Appearance in later life / Lucie Baker and Eyal Gringart -- Individual differences in adjustment and distress. -- Gender / Helen J. Fawkner -- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual sexualities : appearance and body image / Caroline Huxley and Nikki Hayfield -- Culture and ethnicity / Habib Naqvi and Krysia Saul -- Influence of the media / Emma Halliwell and Phillippa C. Diedrichs -- The role of the family / Rebecca Bellew -- Influence of peers / Lina A. Ricciardelli and David Mellor -- Adult psychosocial adjustment to visible differences : physical and psychological predictors of variation / Timothy P. Moss and Ben Rosser -- Consequences of appearance concerns. -- Appearance and exercise / James Byron-Daniel -- Understanding the "too fat" body and the "too thin" body : a critical psychological perspective / Irmgard Tischner and Helen Malson -- Appearance concerns, dietary restriction, and disordered eating / Victoria Lawson -- Cosmetic procedures / Canice E. Crerand, Leanne Magee, and David B. Sarwer -- Experiences of people who have a visible difference. -- Congenital conditions / Kristin Billaud Feragen -- Trauma : with special reference to burn injury / Julie Wisely and Sarah Gaskell -- Visible difference associated with disease : skin conditions / Christine Bundy -- When treatment affects appearance / Heidi Williamson and Melissa Wallace -- Who is affected by appearance concerns, in what way, and why? : Summary and synthesis / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- |
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What needs to change and how can change be achieved? -- What needs to change and how can change be achieved? : Overview / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- Societal interventions. -- The role of the media / Barrie Gunter -- Persuading the public : new face values for the 21st century / James Partridge -- Changing provision of healthcare settings in the United Kingdom / Julia Cadogan -- Interventions for families and healthcare professionals / Sue Brown -- Regulation of cosmetic surgery / Alex Clarke -- Interventions at an individual or group level. -- School-based interventions to promote positive body image and the acceptance of diversity in appearance / Phillippa C. Diedrichs and Emma Halliwell -- Therapeutic interventions : evidence of effectiveness / Elizabeth Jenkinson -- Computer-based psychosocial interventions / Alyson Bessell -- Using appearance concerns to promote health / Sarah Grogan and Daniel Masterson -- What needs to change and how can change be achieved? : Summary and synthesis / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey -- |
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Research issues. -- Research issues : overview / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey -- Methodological issues in the study of body image and appearance / Ross Krawczyk, Jessie Menzel, and J. Kevin Thompson -- Using retrospective approaches in the study of disfigurement / Martin Persson -- Mixed methods : the best of both worlds? / Emma Dures -- Methodological choices : online research / Neil S. Coulson -- Using novel methods in appearance research / Diana Harcourt -- Promoting participation and involvement in appearance research / Amanda Bates -- Research issues : summary and synthesis / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- Where do we go from here? -- The psychology of appearance : the future / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt. |
| Subject |
Body image -- Research.
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Body image -- Psychological aspects.
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Disfigured persons -- Psychology.
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Disfigured persons -- Research.
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Disfigured persons -- Rehabilitation.
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Human body -- Social aspects.
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| Added Author |
Rumsey, Nichola.
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Harcourt, Diana.
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| Added Title |
Psychology of appearance |
| ISBN |
9780198723226 (paperback) |
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0198723229 (paperback) |
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