Abstract
Based on the theory of A. Beck, the authors developed a research questionnaire “Cognitive distortions in the ideas of the person about his physical self-image”. The questionnaire includes 20 questions with answer options, which are combined into ten blocks according to cognitive distortions according to A. Beck’s model: Dichotomous thinking, Catastrophization, Depreciation of the positive, Emotional justification, Labeling, Mental filter, Reading of thoughts, Personalization, Commitment, Overgeneralization. Testing of the questionnaire was carried out on 400 respondents. Standardization took place in several stages: calculating the reliability of the questionnaire; calculation of the validity of the questionnaire. The results of standardization have confirmed that the author’s questionnaire “Cognitive distortions in the ideas of the person about his physical self-image” successfully fulfills his goal: to study the severity of cognitive distortions of thinking. In the study of respondents with different combinations of gender, biological gender and level of Internet activity, leading cognitive distortions were identified that underlie the formation of a physical image of a person.
Highlights
The modern stage of personality development, the transfer of activity to virtual space, the creation of simulacra of the human body lead to the secondary nature of physicality
In the subjective picture of the world of the personality of the modern young man, a distorted image of the body, distorted cognitive attitudes towards his physical self-image can form, which is the cause of personality deviations and behavioral disorders
We assume that the cause of the incorrect perception of one's physical self is the cognitive mechanisms of thinking, which appear in the form of cognitive distortions
Summary
The modern stage of personality development, the transfer of activity to virtual space, the creation of simulacra of the human body lead to the secondary nature of physicality. Adolescents and young people, those for whom the physical self-image in real space becomes more significant than other components of the self-image, experience a breakdown of ordinary attitudes, being in the Internet space and replacing the physical body with avatars and memes. In the subjective picture of the world of the personality of the modern young man, a distorted image of the body, distorted cognitive attitudes towards his physical self-image can form, which is the cause of personality deviations and behavioral disorders. We assume that the cause of the incorrect perception of one's physical self is the cognitive mechanisms of thinking, which appear in the form of cognitive distortions
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