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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Body schema and body image are distinct yet often consistent representations.
  • Consistency between body schema and body image is observed in both healthy individuals and pathological conditions like anorexia nervosa.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the mechanisms of co-construction between body schema and body image.
  • To explore how body schema and body image can mutually reshape each other.
  • To propose a theoretical model for their interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis and theoretical modeling.
  • Review of existing literature on body representation.
  • Exploration of serial and parallel models of interaction.

Main Results:

  • A serial model is proposed where body schema influences body image.
  • The reciprocal influence and the specific role of body image are acknowledged.
  • Theoretical options for their mutual modification are explored.

Conclusions:

  • Body schema and body image are dynamically co-constructed.
  • A serial model with primacy of body schema, but acknowledging body image's role, offers a framework.
  • Understanding this interaction is key to explaining body representation consistency.