Body Image: Write about your body image when you were an adolescent. I suggest that early in your paper you define “body image” and make clear how body image is distinct from “body”. Discuss your body image (as you recall it now) during adolescence. What experiences do you believe contributed to your body image? In what ways did your experience of pubertal change correspond with the research discussed in the textbook? Did your experience seem incongruent with any of the research findings summarized by Feldman? If so, do you have any ideas about why your experience may have differed? Your discussion will be enriched if you incorporate theory and concepts that, although not specific to body image development, help to explain your experience. Has your body changed much since early adolescence?
Have your feelings about it changed? What kind of “relationship” have you had with food and dieting?