By Marcia Herrin
Body image is both the mental picture one has of one’s body and the feelings one has about his or her own body. Although body image is based on the body’s actual characteristics, it can be affected by past experiences, moods, or feedback from others. In other words, while a person’s body image to some degree reflects objective truth, there is also a subjective element to it, often revealing how happy the person is with herself in general. The more disordered a person’s eating is, the less objective is her view of her body. [Read more…]