An individual has a distorted body image when
a. his or her body has abnormal proportions.
b. his or her perception of his or her body differs from reality.
c. he or she is dissatisfied with his or her personal appearance.
d. he or she focuses on changing a specific body part.
B
A distorted body image means that an individual's perception of his or her body differs from re-ality. The distortion is the difference between perception and reality rather than an actual distor-tion in body proportions. Distorted body image is often associated with dissatisfaction with per-sonal appearance, but an individual may have an accurate body image and still be dissatisfied.
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