A 25-year-old woman is brought in for treatment by her parents who state that she has curtailed social contacts because she has become preoccupied with her thighs, calling them "hideous" and "disfigured."
She believes that people can't stop staring at them because they are so "deformed." Which of the following is the term used to describe these symptoms?
A) Conversion disorder
B) Body dysmorphic disorder
C) Hypervigilance
D) Hypochondriasis
Ans: B
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The primary feature of body dysmorphic disorder is preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance. Clients obsess about minor or nonexistent facial abnormalities, such as wrinkles, spots on the skin, facial asymmetry, or facial hair. Other body parts, such as the genitals, breasts, buttocks, hands, or feet, may be the focus of distress and embarrassment.
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