Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder involves an obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance and warrants expectional measures to hide or fit it.
Symptoms
- Extreme concern with perceived flaw in physical appearance
- Frequent engaging in checking, reassurance seeking, avoidance or medical procedure seeking behaviors in order to manage anxiety around appearance concern
- Emotional distress relating to appearance concerns causing impairment in functioning
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