ABSTRACT:
Body image and bulimia. This article analyzes the concept of body image and its change in bulimia and it is supported by the psychoanalytical approach. From the study of the constitution of body image and its disturbance on bulimia, an important articulation was identified between both, and it takes place in fundamental aspects of the psyche, with emphasis on narcissism, object relations and identification. Thus, those factors that are part of the construction of the body image and that are compromised when there is some kind of pathology, coincide with the factors implied in bulimia. Therefore, these psychic factors can be thought of as relevant perspectives in the clinic of bulimia.
Keywords:
Body image; bulimia; eating disorder; psychoanalysis