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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > disordered eating and obesity > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > psychology > abnormal psychology > mental disorders > somatoform disorders > body dysmorphic disorders
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > school psychology > disorders > somatoform disorders > body dysmorphic disorders

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body dysmorphic disorders  

Definition(s)

  • Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by an exaggerated preoccupation with an imagined or negligible deformity in one's appearance. The perceived defect is very real to the person with BDD, causing cognitive and behavioral ramifications. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Body Dysmorphic Disorder]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-V8VFKHRW-4

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