In the past years specific video feedback-methods to assess and treat the body image have been developed. Subjects are asked to adjust their distorted body image on a monitor until it reflects their actual body size and to indicate their ideal image. The other method is the video-confrontation method. According to a standard procedure, video recordings of the patient are made at the start, halfway through and at the end of the treatment period. The feedback is intended to counter balance the patient's negative cognition of the body as well as to offer a support mechanism resulting from the existence of shared experiences.
BOT comprises all forms of psycho- therapy that focus on the body to improve psychic functioning.
BOT often involves movement exercises, sports and games, relaxation techniques, guided imagery and role-playing. The above-mentioned examples are from the United States and Belgium. The bodily exploration and expression consist, among other things, of self-confrontationtechniques with video and mirror. The years of experience as a psychomotor therapist working with eating disorder patients gave me the opportunity to develop my own treatment program aimed at changing the body image. The program is designed as a module that can be used both in clinical and outpatient practices.