I'm pretty surprised at what this article suggests and can only assume that it's clouded by a self-perception that the author has; still, that she assumes it's applicable to everybody is a bit weird. I'm quite sure I grew out of that way of thinking when I was still a teenager, but then I've never been especially looks-oriented. I do attempt to ensure that I always appear attractive enough not to scare small children, but can't say as I really worry myself with it beyond that. It's just one of the many courtesies I perform for the public concern, maintaining a non-frightening appearance. 
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
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