Encyclopedia of body image and human appearance / editor-in-chief, Thomas Cash.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Body image and self-esteem / J.A. O'Dea -- Body image and sexual functioning / M.W. Wiederman -- body image and social class / I. Bojorquez and C. Unikel -- Body image and sports/athletics / T.A. Petrie and C. Greenleaf -- Body image behaviors: checking, fixing, and avoiding / D.C. Walker and A.D. Murray -- Body image change and prevention: dissonance-based approaches / C.B. Becker -- Body image development -- adolescent boys / L.A. Ricciardelli -- Body image development -- adolescent girls / E.H. Wertheim and S.J. Paxton -- Body image development -- adult men / H.J. Fawkner -- Body image development -- adult women / S. Grogan -- Body image development -- boy children / M.P. McCabe -- Body image development -- girl children / L. Smolak -- Body image: familial influences / R. Rodgers -- Body image in dance and aesthetic sports / S.W. Langdon -- Body image in mood and psychotic disorders / E. Hollander, J. Siragusa and S.Y. Berkson -- Body image in non-Western societies / A. Edmonds -- Body image in social contexts / T.E. Davison -- Body image issues among individuals with HIV and AIDS / M.L. Wallace -- Body image: peer influences / D. Carlson Jones -- Body weight and body image in adults / J.D. Latner --

Body weight and body image in children and adolescents / P. van den Berg -- Breast reconstruction and breast reduction surgeries / D. Harcourt -- Breast size / D. Einon -- Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder / J.H. Crowther and D. Ridolfi -- Burn injuries: the social and emotional impact of scarring / J.W. Lawrence -- Cancers / C.A. White -- Children's media influences / J. Harriger -- Clothing and adornment: social psychology perspectives / S.J. Lennon -- Cognitive-behavioral body image therapy / J.L. Jarry -- Cognitive-behavioral perspectives on body image / T.F. Cash -- Congenital craniofacial and maxillofacial malformations / N.J.K. Rumsey -- Cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures for the face / L. Magee -- Cosmetic surgical procedures for the body / D.B. Sarwer and J.C. Spitzer -- Cosmetics use: psychological perspectives / R. Russell -- Dental and orthodontic treatments / A.E. Waylen -- Dieting (chronic) / M.R. Lowe, M.C. Coletta and S. Katterman -- Dolls and action figures / H. Dittmar -- Drug use, appearance- and performance-enhancing / T. Hildebrandt and L. Alfano -- Endocrine conditions / A.L. Jensen -- Evolutionary perspectives on physical appearance / V. Swami and A.S. Harris --

Exercise: effects on body image / K.A. Martin Ginis and R.L. Bassett -- Experiential and somatopsychic approaches to body image change / A. Ressler and S. Kleinman -- Face and body in motion: nonverbal communication / R.E. Riggio and H.R. Riggio -- Face and hand transplantation / A. Clarke -- Feminist perspectives on body image and physical appearance / S.K. Murnen and R. Seabrook -- V. 2. G-Z. Gender disorder, transgenderism and transsexuality / W.O. Bockting and M. Pathy Allen -- Genetics and human appearance / C.M. Bulik and J.H. Baker -- Genitalia / S.R. Grover and S. Moeed -- Gynecologic conditions and body image: a lifetime perspective / J.L. Lowder and S. Oliphant -- Hair: body and facial / M.S. Boroughs -- Hair loss effects and surgical/drug treatments for the alopecias / N.Hunt and S. McHale -- Hair styling and coloring / T. LaFlesh -- Internalization of thin-ideal and muscular-ideal / J.K. Thompson, L.M. Schaefer and J.E. Menzel -- Measurement and stability of physical attractiveness judgments / D.R. Osborn -- Measurement of body image in adolescence and adulthood / J.K. Thompson, N.L. Burke and R. Krawczyk -- Measurement of body image in childhood / A.J. Hill -- Measurement of perceptual body image / R.M. Gardner -- Measurement of physical self-confidence/competence / P.M. Wilson, D.E. Mack and C.M. Sabiston --

Media influences on female body image / M.P. Levine -- Media influences on male body image / P.C. Diedrichs -- Medically induced (iatrogenic) adverse changes in appearance / H. Williamson and M. Wallace -- Muscularity and body image / D.R. McCreary -- Neuroscientific perspectives on body image / L. Byrne -- Objectification theory, self-objectification, and body image / R.M. Calogero -- Occupational and economic consequences of physical attractiveness / A. Furnham and V. Swami -- Physical appearance and stigma / R.M. Puhl and J.L. Peterson -- Physical appearance changes across adulthood -- men / K.E. McPherson -- Physical appearance changes across adulthood -- women / L. Hurd Clarke -- Physical appearance changes in childhood and adolescence -- boys / H.P. Shroff and L.A. Ricciardelli -- Physical appearance changes in childhood and adolescence -- girls / L. Smolak -- Physical attractiveness and personality / V. Swami -- Physical attractiveness: dating, mating, and social interaction / D.A. Frederick ... [et al.] -- Physical attractiveness stereotyping / J.L. Rennels -- Physical disability and body image in adults / J.M. Behel and B.D. Rybarczyk -- Physical disability and body image in children / M.C. Lawlor and M.L. Elliot -- Positive psychology perspectives on body image / T.L. Tylka -- Pregnancy: physical and body image changes / H. Skouteris --

Preventing body image problems: digitally delivered interventions / A. Winzelberg ... [et al.] -- Preventing body image problems: ecological and activism approaches / N. Piran and N. Mafrici -- Preventing body image problems: public policy approaches / S.J. Paxton -- Preventing body image problems: school-based approaches / J.A. O'Dea -- Psychodynamic perspectives on body image / J.L. Jarry -- Psychological trauma and body image / T.M Karr. H. Simonich and S.A. Wonderlich -- Race, ethnicity, and human appearance / S. McClure, M. Poole and E.P. Anderson-Fye -- Self-discrepancy theory and body image / L.R. Vartanian -- Self-guided weight loss / M.L. Buttyn, S.G. Kerrigan and M.C. Kelly -- Self-mutilation and excoriation / R.J. Lester -- Skin color / I. López, A.N. Gonzalez and A. Ho -- Skin conditions / A.R. Thompson -- Smoking and body image / S. Grogan -- Social comparison theory and body image / E. Halliwell -- Sociocultural perspectives on body image / M. Tiggemann -- Surveys and the epidemiology of body image dissatisfaction / D.A. Frederick ... [et al.] -- Tanning: natural and artificial / J.K. Thompson ... [et al.] -- Teasing, appearance-related / J.E. Menzel -- Traumatic injuries and body image / L. Magee -- Weight-loss programs: commercial and popular diets / V.L. Webb, T.A. Wadden and A.G. Tsai.

V. 1. A-F -- v. 2. G-Z, index.

V. 1. A-F. Amputations and prosthetic devices / C.E. Crerand and L. Magee -- Anorexia nervosa / S.S. Delinsky and S.A. St. Germain -- Anthropological perspectives on physical appearance and body image / E.P. Anderson-Fye -- Anthropometry / M.J. Tovée -- Appearance discrimination and the law / P.M. Puhl and J.A. DePierre -- bariatric surgery for weight loss / D.B. Sarwer, R.J. Kilkes and S. Ritter -- Beuaty over the centuries -- female / R.M. Sentilles and K. Callahan -- Beauty over the centuries -- male / L.A. Ricciardelli and R.J. Williams -- Body art: tattooing and piercing / V. Swami and A.S. Harris -- Bodybuilding / B.D. Hale and D. Smith -- Body dysmorphic disorder / K.A. Phillips -- Body height / B. Pawlowski -- Body image among African Americans / S.M. McClure -- Body image among Asian Americans / K.Y. Kawamura -- Body image among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals / T.G. Morrison and J.M. McCutcheon -- Body image among Hispanics/Latinos / D. Schooler, L.S. Lowry and J.N. Biesen -- Body image among older adults / T. Knight -- Body image and "fat talk" / D.M. Martz, L. Curtin and D.G. Bazzini -- Body image and gender roles / S.K. Murnen and B.P. Don -- Body image and personality / M.M. Dionne and C. Davis --

The editor, Thomas Cash, conveys that "human appearance and body image are embedded within cultural and gender-based contexts". Apart from its cultural significance, this encyclopedia provides an in-depth discussion on body image and human appearance medically.