Altered body image: A fear-avoidance model of psycho-social difficulties following disfigurement

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1230-1238

  Newell, Rob J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body dysmorphic disorder; Body image; Eating disorders; Exaggerated pain perception; Facial disfigurement; Fear avoidance model; Health care practice

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; FACE; FEAR; HUMAN; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BODY IMAGE; FACE; FEAR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0033227631     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01185.x     Document Type: Article

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