Body Image Debate Glossary

30 Body Image terms

advertisement
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
Example: What the publishers gain is not only the increase of sales but also a portion of revenue from ADVERTISEMENT .
fr: publicité
advertising
noun
The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.
Example: Ney-spending on Ad or promotion. But GBS is a new business model which is based on splitting ADVERTISING revenue with publishers.
fr: La publicité
aesthetic
noun
A set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
Example: Even though they concern mostly AESTHETIC issues some of them need immediate attention as they have been classified to major severity group.
fr: esthétique
airbrushed
airbrushed
Paint with an airbrush.
fr: aérographe
anorexia
noun
An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
Example: Accompanied with his diarrhoea, also presented with weight loss and ANOREXIA , which are typical of both carcinoma and UC.
fr: anorexie
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beauty
noun
A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.
Example: Finally, gender implications that render Cecilia 'tragic' mainly concern how her BEAUTY , and wanton behaviour are her downfall.
fr: beauté
body image
noun
The subjective picture or mental image of one's own body.
Example: The side effects of the treatment P received meant that she had to deal with an altered BODY IMAGE such as the loss of her hair, this made her feel unattractive.
fr: l'image corporelle
bulimia
noun
An emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
Example: PMH Previous medical history includes the following: BULIMIA and anorexia (since aged 18) Reported having always suffered from a degree of hypotension No other significant medical conditions or surgery DH smokes tobacco (5-10 day) and drinks occasional alcohol.
fr: boulimie
cosmetic
adjective
Relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person's appearance.
Example: Joseph demanded to be seen immediately by a COSMETIC surgeon as he said he was an actor and he couldn't be left with a scar.
fr: cosmétique
cosmetic procedure
noun
Elective medical procedures focused on enhancing a patient’s appearance, in terms of aesthetic appeal, symmetry, and proportion.
fr: procédure cosmétique
cosmetic surgery
noun
Cosmetic surgery is a type of plastic surgery that aims to improve ... and there is no recognized definition of what constitutes a medical spa.
Example: One example of this possibility lies in the area of COSMETIC SURGERY .
fr: chirurgie esthétique
cosmetics
noun
A preparation applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance.
fr: produits de beauté
eating disorder
noun
Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits such as anorexia nervosa.
Example: Reflection I have worked with adults who have learning disability and Prader- Willi Syndrome, which is a genetic EATING DISORDER , for the last four years.
fr: trouble de l'alimentation
good looks
plural noun
The physically attractive appearance of someone, especially of their face.
Example: In the 'Lovely' perfume advert the model is Sarah-Jessica Parker who is renowned for her GOOD LOOKS and style after starring in the show 'Sex & the City'.
fr: bonnes allures
ideal
noun
A person or thing regarded as perfect.
Example: Although couples subscribed to the IDEAL of a hierarchical relationship, many did not.
fr: idéale
ideal
adjective
Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.
Example: SCSI would be IDEAL for instance for a server that requires a lot of storage space.
fr: idéale
International Women's Day
noun
International Women's Day March 8 is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
fr: Journée internationale de la femme
look
noun
The appearance of someone or something, especially as expressing a particular quality.
Example: The second level is to LOOK at the overall level and intensity of participation.
fr: un regard
media
noun
The main means of mass communication broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet regarded collectively.
Example: MEDIA attitudes, therefore, are largely the ideological expression of local elite who determines foreign policy.
fr: médias
megarexia
noun
The delusional or exaggerated belief is that one's own body is too small, too skinny, insufficiently muscular.
fr: mégarexie
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necessary
adjective
Required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential.
Example: We should work to provide our students with the skills and expertise NECESSARY for them to become change agents to challenge social inequity.
fr: nécessaire
objectification
noun
The action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object.
Example: If the subject is to be taken as immanent to the will, as an OBJECTIFICATION of it, any act of renunciation would ipso facto be an act of will.
fr: objectivation
objectify
verb
Degrade to the status of a mere object.
Example: Thus, it is evident, that the impossible definition of 'objectivity' which Realism subscribes to, could be manipulated by those who have the power to OBJECTIFY .
fr: objectiver
portrayal
noun
A depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature; a picture.
Example: In this thesis I put forward a PORTRAYAL of the late Holocene subsistence and settlement patterns of the indigenous inhabitants of the Darwin region.
fr: représentation
sexism
noun
Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
Example: SEXISM , homophobia or generally patronizing attitudes can all be involved in the interview process.
fr: sexisme
sexist
adjective
Characterized by or showing prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
Example: Indeed, Offred's story is undermined essentially through what I would describe as a patronising SEXIST discussion given by the male Professor Piexieto.
fr: sexiste
stereotype
noun
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Example: What is needed is a greater level of support and for victims to be put in touch with other agencies that offer counselling or advice to break this STEREOTYPE of victims of rape.
fr: stéréotype
stereotypical
adjective
Relating to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Example: As a STEREOTYPICAL judgement, upper class members were usually wealthy landowners that tended to vote Conservative.
fr: stéréotypée
succumb
verb
Fail to resist presaure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Example: Disease also weakened Natives who were more liable to SUCCUMB to other, normally less deadly, infections.
fr: succomber
violence
noun
Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
Example: An explicit departure from the rational actor model of political science, this study compares and contrasts martial courage with types of courage not bound up with honor and VIOLENCE .
fr: la violence