Sensory-Perceptual Development Assignment Analysis

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“Sensory-Perceptual Development” is a topic I believe everyone should be informed off. From previous assignments I have stated how interested and devoted I was to doing more research on this topic and this assignment allowed me to pursue that. Our perception of our body and or the bodies’ of others changes over time and there is often a pattern associated with this from birth. For this assignment I have taken the definition of “Body Awareness” literally and related it to the everyday life and concerns of a young adult. An article, published on “The Conversation” composed by Kevin Brooks on August 7th, 2016, explains the psychology behind a woman’s “normative discontent” with her body. As you may be aware, many young adults especially ladies judge their bodies based on the environment they are in or aspire to be a part of. According to this article, an individual’s perception of their body can change within two (2) minutes based on their environment whether they think that the “normal” body size is “heavier” or even “skinny.” This article further explains that our perception of objects and or bodies is altered due to “prolonged viewing of certain stimuli.” Also, when young adults/ladies look at popular television airings and see women who are deemed beautiful and perfect, we often attract to this “stimulus” and transfer that image to our personal bodies. Sometimes, we find things that a wrong with our bodies that are not even …show more content…

In accordance, studies show that our “Perception of the Body” and our external influences contribute to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. We are so convinced that unless our bodies look exactly like the model on television we are not enough or we are not

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