The Social Body: Development and Treatment of Body Dissatisfaction in Context

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cityu.schoolSchool of Health and Social Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorMcClure, Drew
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17T23:44:27Z
dc.date.available2021-08-17T23:44:27Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractBody dissatisfaction is a distress that occurs when a person's feelings about their body image are predominantly negative. Body dissatisfaction is the result of sociocultural influences exacerbated by specific mechanisms, to which people have varying degrees of vulnerability. The manifestations of these influences and the state of a person's vulnerability greatly depend on the context. This project explores how adolescents and young adults may develop, protect themselves against, or recover from body dissatisfaction. The influences, mechanisms, and vulnerabilities mentioned previously are also explored in context to the identified demographic. Following a literature, practical therapeutic applications are suggested for counsellors seeking to understand and improve the lives of clients with body image distress.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/1467
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectbody dissatisfaction
dc.subjectbody image
dc.subjectbody satisfaction
dc.subjectsociocultural theory
dc.subjectsystemic theory,
dc.subjectsocial comparison theory
dc.subjectself-compassion
dc.subjectpower threat meaning framework
dc.subjectcounselling
dc.titleThe Social Body: Development and Treatment of Body Dissatisfaction in Context
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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