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  2. Body image disturbance - Wikipedia

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    Body image disturbance (BID) is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders and is characterized by an altered perception of one's own body.. The onset is mainly attributed to patients with anorexia nervosa who persistently tend to subjectively discern themselves as average or overweight despite adequate, clinical grounds for a classification of being considerably or severely ...

  3. Body image (neuroscience) - Wikipedia

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    In the clinical setting, body image disturbances are relatively frequent [8] and involve both psychiatric and neurological disorders. Disturbances in the perception of one's body are present in psychiatric disorders such as: anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; binge eating disorder; psychotic spectrum disorders; body dysmorphic disorder

  4. Atypical anorexia nervosa - Wikipedia

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    These disorders are found in the "Other specified feeding or eating disorders" or OSFED. According to the DSM-5, in the "Other specified feeding or eating disorders", atypical anorexia nervosa is defined as "all of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met, except that despite significant weight loss, the individual's weight is within or above ...

  5. Eating disorder - Wikipedia

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    A child's perception of external pressure to achieve the ideal body that is represented by the media predicts the child's body image dissatisfaction, body dysmorphic disorder and an eating disorder. [136] "The cultural pressure on men and women to be 'perfect' is an important predisposing factor for the development of eating disorders".

  6. Body image - Wikipedia

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    Venus with a Mirror (1555) by Titian. Body image is a person's thoughts, feelings and perception of the aesthetics or sexual attractiveness of their own body. [1] [2] The concept of body image is used in several disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, medicine, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, philosophy, cultural and feminist studies; the media also often uses the term.

  7. Cognitive behavioral treatment of eating disorders - Wikipedia

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    Out of the two targeted treatment approaches, one solely focused on eating disorder features and the other one which was a more complex form of treatment also addressed mood intolerance, clinical perfectionism, low self-esteem and interpersonal difficulties. This study was done involving 154 patients with DSM-IV eating disorders.

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  9. National Eating Disorders Association - Wikipedia

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    NEDA holds "National Eating Disorder Awareness Week" annually during the last week of February. [7] [8] It has hosted charity walks for eating disorder awareness in various U.S. cities. [9] [10] In 2012, NEDA launched Proud2BMe, a website aimed at teenagers to promote positive body image and healthy eating. [11]