body image

noun

an intellectual or idealized image of what one's body is or should be like that is sometimes misconceived in such mental disorders as anorexia nervosa.

body image

First recorded in 1930–35

One of the topics you write about quite a bit is the body image problem you had when you were growing up.

Our society has a major issue with quickly categorizing people when it comes to body image.

Your talk has actually led to discussion around school about positive body image… Today I feel more determined to recover!

Yet while the thigh gap was a very real body image issue, the bikini bridge may not be.

We have the power to change perceptions about body image—and we have the power to stop harmful trends like the “thigh gap.”

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