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Download full textFore, Cynthia M. – 1994
People who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder believe that their body is defected and that this defect makes them ugly. Their distorted body image can be precipitated by many internal and external factors and as a result of their imagined defect, these normal-appearing individuals exhibit self-defeating behaviors. The disorder can lead to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Image, Cognitive Restructuring, Human Body
