Many cultures and religions involve periods of starvation and limitations of food intake the element of their tradition. Anorexia nervosa, though, is a form of self-punishment which in by means of considerable “neglecting” ...

This article is a psychological analysis of the significance of embodiment in the development of personality It consists of three parts. The first part presents two primary approaches to the problem of the body elaborated ...

There are many scientific evidences that our perception is sensitive to appearance of others. For example Brewer and Lui's researches proved that physical signs of age and sex are the most important signals in process of ...

The article presents results and discussion of empirical data which evaluated a relationship between self-destructiveness and sense of body in borderline group. The authoress while presenting psychological mechanisms which ...