The Problem With Body Dysmorphic Disorder ( Bdd )

Upon reflection, I have decided to go into more research on this topic through the question of: What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder and how have print and television advertisements

Body image disturbance syndrome is a disorder where one is “unable to see themselves as anything but fat, no matter how thin they become”(Bordo). This leads to one starving themselves or forcing themselves to vomit, known as bulimia. She says that the idea of a beautiful body has come from models and fashion designers, who claim that clothing doesn’t “hang right” on bustier people.

Body- image anxiety is an issue that many people struggle with nowadays. There are many factors that contribute to one’s anxiety of body image, for example it could stem from media, social and personal view. “An Insatiable Emptiness,” by Evelyn Lau, focuses on her own personal struggles with bulimia, and her strained relationships with her mother. “Distorted Image,” by Susan McCelland focuses on the social dynamics of body image and provide reports of different cultural aspects on body image. Both of these articles explore a different perspective of how one cope with body image issue and the impact upon it.

Body dysmorphic disorder or BDD is a type pf mental illness in which you can’t stop thinking about a flaw in your appearance. You intensely obsess over your appearance and body image, often for many hours a day. Your perceived flaw causes you significant distress, and your obsession impacts your ability to function in your daily life. You may seek out numerous cosmetic procedures or excessively exercise to try to "fix" your perceived flaw, but you're never satisfied. Body dysmorphic disorder is also known as dysmorphophobia, the fear of having a deformity.

People now a days have a problem with the way they appear. For hundreds of years, people, especially females, have been concerned with their weight, the way they look, and the way people perceive them. In the article, Do You Have a Body Image Problem? author Dr. Katharine A. Phillips discusses the concerns with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Dr. Phillips uses her knowledge or ethics to discuss the effects that BDD has on people today. She also uses emotion to show the reader how people are seriously affected by this disorder. In Dr. Phillips article, she discusses how people are emotionally and socially affected by the body dysmorphic disorder, and how society is also affected by it.

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) has had many different names Somatization disorder; Somatiform disorders; Briquet syndrome; and Illness anxiety disorder. It was first diagnosed in 1982. It was added to the DSM on july 4 2013 Since being discovered, how has it evolved?

As the name BPD infers, it was thought to be on the border between psychotic and neurotic behavior. With a potentially stigmatizing negative association, the term BPD is slowly becoming viewed as irrelevant for diagnosing. There is a movement to change the terminology of the diagnosis due to the possible

Body dysmorphic disorder is a psychological disorder in which a person thinks about their flaws and imperfections for hours a day and take extreme measures in order to “perfect their body” so it can finally appeal to them and be the way it is “suppose to be.” Those who suffer from this disorder cannot control there negative thoughts and it can prevent them from doing everyday activities such as attend school and attend work. They are more prone to miss social events than go out to show off their results and are insecure about how they tried to fix there “imperfections.” And are never satisfied with their results as they undergo more drastic measures to reach their end goal such as plastic surgery, continuous self-tanning, hours of laser surgeries

However, at the time of publication, DMDD was unsupported by empirical evidence (Axelson, 2013). Instead, DMDD is an adapted version of severe mood dysregulation (SMD), conceptualised as a broad-phenotype of PBD (Leibenluft, Charney, Towbin, Bhangoo, & Pine, 2003). Following the elimination of the hyperarousal criterion and a decrease in the age of onset criterion, DMDD is left with just two symptoms; (1) persistently irritable or angry mood, most of the time and, (2) severe, recurrent temper outbursts inconsistent with developmental level and grossly disproportionate to the situation (for full diagnostic criteria see: APA, 2013). Neither empirical nor anecdotal justifications for the modifications have been provided by the DSM-5 work group, although it is reasonable to suggest the elimination of the hyperarousal criterion was intended to clarify the boundary between DMDD and BD/ADHD. As for the age of onset adjustment, reasoning remains elusive (Copeland et al., 2013; Hart, 2014; Johnson & McGuinness, 2014; Rao, 2014).

Body Dysmorphia Disorder (BDD) is an imaginary defects in their appearance. This obsession can become debilitating to the point where one cannot leave the house resulting in the loss in occupation or socially. This disorder is often missed as it has close related to Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and sometimes Social Anxiety. People with BDD often start to develop one of the related mental illnesses/ disorders after a time. Due to the nature of this disorder it is often dismissed until BDD becomes debilitating or develops into other relating disorders and mental illnesses. It is becoming more common for a person with BDD to look into getting plastic surgery continuously, which does not relieve the dysmorphic beliefs and thought patterns. Since gathering information it seems that Cognitive Behavior Therapy is the most common and affect use to treat BDD. This disorder is evident primarily in adolescence and peaks middle age.

BDP is a very serious mental illness which is difficult to diagnosis. It is solely related to adults, but symptoms or signs of it start with adolescent. There are multiple ways to treat BDP, but it can be treated with “talk therapy” or psychotherapy. Extreme factors of BDP can lead to suicide and safe harm. Adults that have diagnosis of BDP quite often suffer with other mental health disorders, and they are often misdiagnosed over-diagnosed. Most people are not aware that children cannot acquire BDP and that the symptoms for BDP can start during the early stages of childhood development. Adolescents that do have the symptoms of BDP are at risk with emotional and maturity issues which leads to problems in the classroom. Overall, BDP is

A psychosomatic disorder includes Body Dysmorphic Disorder. This disorder allows a person to think negative about their real selves for many hours each day. This is because they believe that any part of their body is not perfect for them. They believe that no matter what their friends or family tell them about how great they look, they wish that they had a better and skinnier body, face shape, etc. Since this disease doesn’t let them control what they think, it is hard for them to not be stressed out because their mind causes them to be in an emotional distress state, which causes their daily routines to be disturbed (ADAA 2014). According to Anxiety and Depression Association of America, they stated that “it affects men and women almost equally”

The disorder, if you would call it that, has long been studied by physicians over the centuries and recognized as containing actual symptoms. Although up until more modern times it hasn’t been seen as problematic. This is due to

Therefore, I would like to share with you my findings on what body dysmorphic disorder is, how social media plays an important role, and how it can help alleviate the issue.

Both of these disorders are serious and require the attention of trained professionals. No one has agreed on the causes of these disorders but what is important