CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA PSICOLOGIA PARA MULHERES INSATISFEITAS COM SUAS MEDIDAS CORPORAIS

Abstract

The consumer society in times of great media influence has corroborated the increase in social demands related to the body, increasing body dissatisfaction and the search for the ideal body, with women being a large affected audience. The objective of the study was to identify some causes that lead women to not accept or modify their bodies, to discuss concepts relevant to the reasoning presented here and, on the other hand, to elucidate the contributions of psychology in order to reflect, analyze and demonstrate effective interventions to act in this impasse that affects the female population in Brazil. The approaches used as a theoretical basis were Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychoanalysis and Behaviorism, which in their own way address the theme presented. The study is a bibliographic review with an emphasis on scientific articles and classic works that sought to understand the pillars of body image, body dissatisfaction, health, subjectivity, body and psychological intervention as a tool to support Brazilian women in conflict with their own body. The three schools demonstrate different contributions, proposing to analyze the motivations that arouse desire and reformulate behaviors and thoughts in order to intervene according to the needs of women. This scientific production proved to be valid not only for psychology and restricted to the academic environment, but to other areas of knowledge and civil society, as it discusses a relevant topic pointing out different aspects regarding the relationship between body (dis)satisfaction and health.