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False bodies, true selves : moving beyond appearance-focused identity struggles and returning to the true self /
False Bodies, True Selves explores the phenomenon of growing numbers of people in western society and beyond completely embedding their sense of identity in their appearance. Unlike other books which address either theoretical models of appearance-focused identity struggles or explore lived experien...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Karnac Books,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and PERMISSIONS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I MIRRORS AND MYTHS
- CHAPTER ONE Mirrors and misplaced identities
- CHAPTER TWO Embodiment and perceived ugliness
- CHAPTER THREE Disturbed selves, disturbed eating
- CHAPTER FOUR Altered appearances, questioned identities
- CHAPTER FIVE Gender, sexuality, and the pursuit of authenticity
- CHAPTER SIX Skin: a canvas for self-expression
- CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows of childhood
- CHAPTER EIGHT Embraced emotions
- CHAPTER NINE Interlude: processes of sight and perception
- PART II SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
- CHAPTER TEN A mindful return to the body
- CHAPTER ELEVEN Wholeness through an embrace of the darkness
- CHAPTER TWELVE From false selves to true Selves: returning home
- PART III APPENDICES
- APPENDIX I Taking action
- APPENDIX II Supporting and overcomingas a family
- APPENDIX III Mindfulness and body awareness practices for appearance struggles
- APPENDIX IV Avenues of support and further reading
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCES
- INDEX.