Essay On Body Perception

The Perception of the Body

Body perception for men and women and the role each gender should follow is one topic that is highly discussed in the realm of psychology. To define exactly how each gender are supposed to act and especially look at this time is quite difficult to determine. There is and has been a widely known basis for what a female should look like and what a man should look like as well. However, this basis has been misconstrued as time goes on to become unclear for many. Thus, resulting in a perceptual battle of how exactly each one should view themselves and the characteristics they should follow. Due to this crisis, there are many psychological and scriptural explanations on why there are these issues dealing with the body, gender, and perceptual difficulties. Women are very different from men and have many characteristics that set them apart. Aside from their physical traits, women talk, think, and act differently as well. Thus, being said women also have a specific view of themselves and their perception of their bodies. Women tend to view their bodies far larger than they are which result in many diets and vigorous workout plans. Due to the skewness of the actual body fat on their bodies, it often results in unhealthy habits and for some an eating disorder

Such mental disorders associated with body image include body dysphoria, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa. All of which are debilitating to someone who seeks after a certain body type but has lost control of their mind and body. All of which is brought on by the means of an unhealthy body perception. According to Grogan (2008), body dissatisfaction includes having a negative view of their body and a desired look they are attempting to achieve. No matter the weight or amount of muscle mass on their body people who suffer have warped sense of what they