Symptoms
Do people with BDD avoid social situations?
Yes, people with BDD avoid social situations.
What genders does BDD effect?
Both.
Treatment for BDD may include what? (Include at least 2 answers)
Treatment for BDD may include cognitive behavioral therapy, and medicine.
What is Body Dysphoric Disorder?
Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental health condition in which you can't stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance.
What is the starting place of BDD
Fixation.
People with BDD obsess over what?
When does BDD typically start?
Early Teenage Years.
What type of disorder is BDD?
OCD Spectrum Disorder
What do people with BDD obsess over?
The appearance and body image of themselves.
True or false? If someone has BDD they fixate on flaws of their appearance, but these flaws are based entirely on defects in the patient's perception.
True.
What are 5 symptoms of BDD?
Being extremely preoccupied with a perceived flaw in appearance that to others can't be seen or appears minor. Strong belief that you have a defect in your appearance that makes you ugly or deformed. Belief that others take special notice of your appearance in a negative way or mock you.
Engaging in behaviors aimed at fixing or hiding the perceived flaw that are difficult to resist or control, such as frequently checking the mirror, grooming or skin picking. Attempting to hide perceived flaws with styling, makeup or clothes, Constantly comparing your appearance with others.
Frequently seeking reassurance about your appearance from others, Having perfectionist tendencies, Seeking cosmetic procedures with little satisfaction, Avoiding social situations
When should someone with BDD contact a doctor?
When someone shows any signs or symptoms of BDD.
There are no medications specifically for BDD approved by the FDA, what two other disorder's medicines are commonly used to treat BDD.
Depression, OCD
What are the most common body parts someone with BDD will obsess over? (Name at least 3)
Face, such as nose, complexion, wrinkles, acne and other blemishes. Hair, such as appearance, thinning and baldness. Skin and vein appearance, Muscle size and tone.
What will people with BDD often seek out.
Plastic surgery, Dermitology.
What is the recovery rate percentage of those who get treatment for BDD. (You must get within 4% of the exact percentage)
76%
Name at least 3 main factors that increase the risk of having BDD.
Having blood relatives with body dysmorphic disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Negative life experiences, such as childhood teasing, neglect or abuse.
Certain personality traits, such as perfectionism, Societal pressure or expectations of beauty.
Having another mental health condition, such as anxiety or depression.
What methods are commonly used for cognitive behavioral therapy for BDD?
Helping you learn how negative thoughts, emotional reactions and behaviors maintain problems over time.
Challenging automatic negative thoughts about your body image and learning more-flexible ways of thinking.
Learning alternate ways to handle urges or rituals to help reduce mirror checking, reassurance seeking or excess use of medical services.
Teaching you other behaviors to improve your mental health, such as addressing social avoidance and increasing engagement with healthy supports and activities
What is Muscle Dysphoria, and who does it affect almost exclusively?
Muscle Dysphoria is a preoccupation with your body build being too small or not muscular enough and occurs almost exclusively in males.
What percentage of the population are affected by BDD? (You must get it exactly)
1-2%
BDD has a _____ nature, patients are not only _____ by the perceived flaw but will also spend significant amounts of time trying to _____, or _____ it.
BDD has a (Disabling) nature, patients are not only (Distressed) by the perceived flaw but will also spend significant amounts of time trying to (Correct), or (Hide) it.
Give the missing word in each blank space in the following sentence. People with BDD may experience abnormal _____ ______ or abnormal levels of the _____ chemical called _____.
People with BDD may experience abnormal (Brain) (Function) or abnormal levels of the (Brain) chemical called (Serotonin).
What does the type of medication that goes by the acronym SSRIs stand for?
SSRIs stand for Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Does Body Dysmorphic Disorder affect males more, females more, or neither/small difference?
Body Dysphoric Disorder is seen more in females, however the difference is small so it's about the same amount in males.
What type of thought pattern does BDD involve?
Ego-Syntonic