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In psychoanalysis, body image is the mental representation one has of oneself, which gradually develops in each individual. The body image encompasses fantasies, especially unconscious fantasies, and also involves the environment. The body is one of the subjects Freud dealt with most frequently. In several of his papers, he referred to the constitution and development of the erogenous zones, their representations and importance in the formation of the body image.
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In [[psychoanalysis]], [[body]] [[image]] is the [[mental]] [[representation]] one has of oneself, which gradually develops in each [[individual]]. The body image encompasses [[fantasies]], especially [[unconscious]] fantasies, and also involves the [[environment]]. The body is one of the [[subjects]] [[Freud]] dealt with most frequently. In several of his papers, he referred to the [[constitution]] and [[development]] of the [[erogenous zones]], their representations and importance in the [[formation]] of the body image.
  
The body image is constantly being created and recreated. Caresses...
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The body image is constantly [[being]] created and recreated. Caresses...
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 23 May 2019

In psychoanalysis, body image is the mental representation one has of oneself, which gradually develops in each individual. The body image encompasses fantasies, especially unconscious fantasies, and also involves the environment. The body is one of the subjects Freud dealt with most frequently. In several of his papers, he referred to the constitution and development of the erogenous zones, their representations and importance in the formation of the body image.

The body image is constantly being created and recreated. Caresses...