Corpo, desordens alimentares e sexualidade : um olhar gestáltico acerca da mulher

Abstract

The figure of man under the gestalt approach is a human being in the relational and dialogic world, which represents a whole. The body has a preponderant role in the individual construction. As it associates with the Gestalt-therapy, it places itself at the center of its relational character. It is also one of the contact border’s expressions, having an essential role in the me-world encounter. Considering the whole that makes up the man in the gestalt approach, the study seeks to understand how the body affects the development of eating disorders and their impacts on sexuality. Being a dialogical approach, the media and the external cultural and social relations are part of the whole context, impacting on body image and in the food relation. The consequences of this kind of issue will be discussed through the study. In media terms, the female body is bombarded by a beauty pattern, therefore, women were chosen as the focus of the work, due to the majority impact.