Body Image in Anorexia Nervosa
The British Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 1988
Peter D. Slade
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The term ‘body image’ is used to refer to the picture the authors have in their minds of the size, shape and form of their bodies; and to their feelings concerning the sizes, shapes and feelings of the bodies and its constituent parts.
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The term ‘body image’ is used to refer to the picture we have in our minds of the size, shape and form of our bodies; and to our feelings concerning the size, shape and form of our bodies, and its constituent parts.
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