vestigial body image

the subjective or internal image of one’s appearance that is not necessarily modified by changes to one’s external features. For example, individuals who have lost large amounts of weight may continue to have a vestigial body image of themsleves as an overweight individual.

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Psychology term of the day

May 3rd 2024

American Orthopsychiatric Association

an interdisciplinary professional organization engaged in preventive, treatment, and advocacy approaches to mental health. The prefix ortho- (from the Greek orthos, “straight”) emphasizes the need for preventive approaches. The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is its major publication. [founded in 1924 by U.S. physician Karl Menninger (1893–1990)]