The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession: Amazon.de: Harrison G. Pope, Roberto Olivardia, Katherine A. Phillips: Englische Bücher

Taschenbuch: 304 Seiten
Verlag: Free Press; Auflage: Reprint (1. Januar 2002)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 068486911X
ISBN-13: 978-0684869117
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 21,5 x 14,5 x 2 cm

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The Adonis Complex brilliantly demonstrates that body obsession is an equal-opportunity menace and that men who seek physical perfection are in an insidious double bind. The "male body image industry" (think Calvin Klein underwear ads) creates impossible ideals of beauty and body, yet men--unlike women--are prohibited from discussing how they think and feel about their bodies.

The image industry is displayed in fascinating detail--for example, photos of the new buff makeovers on GI Joe and Star Wars action figures. The book offers stunning evidence of men's silent suffering to achieve Adonis-like beauty: secret dietary rituals, hair transplants, penis enlargement, cosmetic surgery, and abuse of steroids, ephedrine, fat burners, and diuretics. Two clinical disorders, "body dysmorphia" and "bigorexia," a chilling inverse of anorexia, in which men continue to think they are tiny even when they are alarmingly muscled, are also introduced. The authors' prescriptions are as well targeted as their descriptions.

The final chapters offer compelling advice in vivid case studies, self-tests, and one of the author's own stories of recovering from an eating disorder. Parents of growing boys and men trapped in the mirror will find a clear, cognitive behavioral program that allows them to set more realistic goals for their bodies and minds. --Barbara Mackoff

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In the last 20 years, increasing numbers of men and boys have become obsessed with obtaining the perfect body exemplified by body builders, male models, and professional wrestlers. This excessive concern with appearance can lead to compulsive exercise, steroid abuse, eating disorders, and, in extreme cases, body dysmorphic disorder, a serious psychiatric condition. Acknowledging that few men will admit these preoccupations, the authors of these two books seek to bring these issues to a wider audience and to promote more realistic goals for male physique and fitness. Written in a popular, almost sensational style, The Adonis Complex discusses and summarizes research coordinated by Harvard researchers Pope (psychiatry) and Robert Olivardia (psychology) and Katharine A. Phillips (psychiatry, Brown Univ.; The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder). Pope and his associates first document changes in advertisements, Playgirl centerfolds, and toys such as G.I. Joe to demonstrate how the steroid-hyped male torso became an ideal beyond the capability of most men. They then report on results of a computerized body image test given to male college students that showed, across cultures, a dissatisfaction with physical appearance and a tendency to misjudge the physique desirable to the opposite sex. Using case studies and self-tests, the team goes on to describe and outline treatment for specific problems and dispel myths about weight and steroid use. Separate chapters address concerns for boys, gays, lovers, and friends... [R]ecommended for public library collections.
Lucille M. Boone, San Jose P.L., CA
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VERY INSIGHTFULL 6. Juli 2000

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This book was eyeopening to say the least. Their are some crazy facts in this book. Anyone who is interested in health would enjoy gaining this knowledge. Excessive body image insecurity has created so much contreversy in females leading to illness, and self-abuse. This book puts the spotlight on males who are also abusing themselves with steriods and other harmful supplements to gain confidence through their body.

This book is shocking. Did you know that video games our children play with actaully allow players to drink bottles of "Steriods" to gain power. What kind of message is that for our children?

This book uncovers a problem which is very deep-seeded. It offers diagrams and quizes which teach us how to notice steriod users and also to show what is normal and acheivable by a human and what is fake and unachievable without drugs.

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Extremely Interesting 6. Juli 2000

I recently read the Adonis complex. I found the book to be very insightful and interesting. I was shocked to read one person wrote a negative review. Men are very aware of their appearence,and for many men this awareness is taken to an extreme level. Anabolic Steriods are a serious drug readily available to our sons, and loved ones. This book has tables which can detect if someone you know is taking them. You can't tell if your son is using marajuana but you can detect this! I found the Adonis Complex to be eye opening and very real. The book is not dull at all, and is packed with humor and real hard facts. Anybody who pretends Steriods are rarely used is in denial, and anyone who knows males who constantly think about their bodies and working out would profit from reading this book!

A "must read" for any bodybuilder 23. Mai 2000

Von TheSpiffDog

Anybody who works out should definitly take the time to read this book. It basically makes a claim that most people are not happy with their physique. Skinny people want to gain weight, fat people want to lose weight, and muscleheads want to gain even more muscle. Nobody is content.

To illustrate their point, the authors provide several quizzes, using both questions and illustrations as guides. The book also mentions when the Adonis complex begins, what triggers it, and how society's ideals dictate who should/should not be happy with their physique.

I encourage fellow bodybuilders everywhere to read this book. It is describing most of us, and it is important to know that we are not alone.

My only criticism has to do with the topic of sterioids. The authors seem to think that it is impossible to attain a certain level of physique without the use of steroids, when this is not the case. The level that they claim is unattainable without the use of steroids is far, far too low. Some people do take the shortcut, but lots of us use hard work and determination, something that the authors don't believe in.