Eating disorders (ED) are characterized as diseases marked by changes in eating behavior and have a multifactorial etiology. Concomitantly, body image is an important component of the mechanism of personal identity and corresponds to satisfaction and feelings related to the mental figure of the body. In the TA's scenario, anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are the most common, and studies show that ...
The aging process is a natural condition to life, and it is marked by changes that run in the body as a result from the physiology of aging; these changes may also derive from a construction ruled by social standards. The study aimed to learn the positioning of the elderly woman on the use of esthetic resources in response to social expectations. The methodology used was the descriptive exploratory qualitative ...