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Many humans are acutely sensitive to their physical appearance. [1] Some differences in human appearance are genetic, others are the result of age, lifestyle or disease, and many are the result of personal adornment. Some people have linked some differences with ethnicity, such as skeletal shape, prognathism or elongated stride. Different ...
Venus with a Mirror (1555) by Titian. Body image is a person's thoughts, feelings and perception of the aesthetics or sexual attractiveness of their own body. [1] The concept of body image is used in several disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, medicine, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, philosophy, cultural and feminist studies; the media also often uses the term.
Human physical appearance – Look, outward phenotype Phenotype – Composite of the organism's observable characteristics or traits; List of human positions – Physical configurations of the human body; Human skeleton – Internal framework of the human body; Sex differences in humans – Difference between males and females
In a 2015 study, scientists showed people photos of 10 different people with five different facial expressions and then asked them to rate how friendly, trustworthy, or strong the photographed ...
Does a patient’s appearance at a doctor’s appointment impact the way their health care provider treats them? It’s a worry some people have, and as it turns out, there’s some merit to it.
Comparative physiology – Study of the diversity of functional characteristics of organisms. Development of the human body – Process of human growth to maturity; Glossary of medicine; Human physical appearance – Look, outward phenotype; Medicine – Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness; Organ system; Outline of human anatomy
Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness or desirability, but can also be distinct from either. There are many factors which influence one person's attraction to another, with physical aspects being one of them.
Physiognomy (from Greek φύσις (physis) 'nature' and γνώμων (gnomon) 'judge, interpreter') or face reading is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face.