Beauty and body dysmorphic disorder : a clinician's guide /: a clinician's guide. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Neelam A. Vashi, editor.
• Editors: Vashi, Neelam A
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter-1; Historical Importance of Beauty; The Beauty Background; Kosmetikos; What Is Beauty?; The "Beauty Premium" and "Ugliness Penalty" [25]; Importance to the Clinician; References; Chapter-2; Objective Aspects of Beauty; Scientific Basis; Averageness; Symmetry; Sexual Dimorphism; Body Fat Distribution; Skin Homogeneity; Other Traits; Proportions; Youthfulness; Summary; References; Chapter-3; Evolutionary Basis of Attraction; Infant Preferences for Attractive Faces; The Adaptive Function of Perception; The Animal Kingdom. The "Good Genes" Theory-Survival of Our Own ProgenyCues to Health and Fertility; The Perception of Health; Actual Health; Beauty, Hormonal Status, and Reproductive Success; Boundaries of Beauty; References; Chapter-4; Subjective Aspects of Beauty; "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder"; "What Is Good Is Beautiful"; Moderating Effects of Contextual and Conditional Factors; Social Context; Perceiver-Related Traits; Temporal Contexts; Historical Influences; Cultural Influences; Impact of the Mass Media and Globalization; Beauty as a Complex Construct; References; Chapter-5. Body Image and Body Image DissatisfactionIntroduction: Conceptualizing Self and Body Image; External Influences on Body Image; Conventional Variances in Body Image; Defining "Normal" vs. "Abnormal" Body Dissatisfaction; Clinical Impact of Body Dissatisfaction; Conclusion; References; Chapter-6; Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Historical Aspects; Obsession with Perfection; History of Body Dysmorphic Disorder; Historical Ideas on the Etiology of Body Dysmorphic Disorder; Nomenclature; Diagnosis within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Conclusion; References; Chapter-7. Diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic DisorderIntroduction; DSM-V Criteria for Body Dysmorphic Disorder [6]; Diagnostic and Associated Features; Differential Diagnosis; Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Comorbidities; Scales Used for Body Dysmorphic Disorder; Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI); BDD Dimensional Scale (BDD-D); Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire (BIDQ); Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI); Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale (BABS); Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Modified for BDD (BDD-YBOCS); Conclusion; References; Chapter-8. Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Etiology and PathophysiologyIntroduction; Part I: Biological; Neuroanatomy; Impaired Processing; Neurotransmitters; Genetics; Part II: Psychological; Childhood Adversity; Personality Traits; Learning Theories; Part III: Sociocultural; Gender; Culture; The Media; Conclusion; References; Chapter-9; Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Epidemiology and Specific Cohorts; Introduction; BDD in the General Population: Prevalence and Demographics; Development and Course; Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Dermatology and Cosmetic Dermatology Patients; Rhinoplasty Patients.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 210 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.85/2; Medicine; Beauty, Personal -- Psychological aspects; Dermatology; Body dysmorphic disorder; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Beauty, Personal -- Psychological aspects; Dermatology; Body dysmorphic disorder; Body Dysmorphic Disorders; Medicine & Public Health; Dermatology; Plastic Surgery; Psychiatry; Medical -- Surgery -- Plastic & Cosmetic; Medical -- Psychiatry -- General; Plastic & reconstructive surgery; Psychiatry; Surgery; Psychiatry; Medical -- Dermatology; Dermatology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319178677; 3319178679; 3319178660; 9783319178660
• Related ISBNs: 9783319178660
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 8, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.