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    Conquering Negative Body Image
    Conquering Negative Body Image
    Conquering Negative Body Image
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    Conquering Negative Body Image

    By Viola Jones

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    Approximately a half million U.S. teens struggle with eating disorders, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. The body’s transition from childhood to adulthood can be confusing and even traumatic. It is during adolescence that many of us develop negative body images, which can distort the way we see ourselves and our lives. Such negative images can affect our self-worth, our relationships, and our health. This valuable resource helps readers determine whether they have a negative body image, understand the roots and potential dangers of such thinking, and learn to overcome the problem and accept and celebrate their bodies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRosen Publishing
    Release dateDec 15, 2015
    ISBN9781499462067
    Conquering Negative Body Image
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    Viola Jones

    I am a single mother of five children ages 24, 18, 16, and 11, living in Saint Louis Missouri. Professionally, I care for clients with MR/DD assisting them with maintaining quality of life. Between the two, I absorb my childhood dreams of painting the world beautiful. Whenever the opportunity arises, I draw, paint and do crafty things that bring peace in my life.

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      Book preview

      Conquering Negative Body Image - Viola Jones

      Published in 2016 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

      29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010

      Copyright © 2016 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

      First Edition

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.

      Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

      Jones, Viola.

      Conquering negative body image / Viola Jones and Edward Willett. — First edition.

      pages cm. — (Conquering eating disorders)

      Audience: Grades 7-12.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-4994-6205-0 (library bound)

      1. Body image in adolescence—Juvenile literature. 2. Body image—Social aspects—United States—Juvenile literature. 3. Self-acceptance in adolescence—Juvenile literature. I. Willett, Edward, 1959- II. Title.

      RA777.25.J66 2016 616.85'2600835—dc23

      2015019516

      For many of the images in this book, the people photographed are models. The depictions do not imply actual situations or events.

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      CHAPTER ONE - What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror?

      CHAPTER TWO - What Contributes to a Negative Body Image?

      CHAPTER THREE - The Dangers of Having a Negative Body Image

      CHAPTER FOUR - Learning to Accept Your Body

      CHAPTER FIVE - Change the Conversation

      Glossary

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      When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see, or are you unhappy with your reflection? Our perception of our own bodies can be accurate or drastically distorted.

      CHAPTER ONE

      Think about your relationship with your body. Do you appreciate it for all the things it does? It is a complex system that allows you to run, jump, lift, stretch, and even learn new things in school. But you might not consider all the functions your body performs because you are focusing on how it appears when you look at yourself in the mirror. You might compare yourself to someone at school or your favorite movie star and assume that the person has a better life than you because he or she is thinner and more attractive.

      This is what’s known as a negative body image, and it can get in the way of developing into a happy, healthy human being. In today’s society, body image is more than just the mental picture you have of what your body looks like. For many, body image is also a reflection of how they feel about themselves and their lives. People with a negative body image believe that if they don’t look right, other things, such as their personality, intelligence, social skills, or capabilities, also aren’t right. They think that if they fix their

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