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dysmorphia
[ dis-mawr-fee-uh ]
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of dysmorphia1
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At one point, Kenan came across the term muscle dysmorphia in a bodybuilding forum and recognized his own experience.
Also known as “reverse anorexia†or “bigorexia,†muscle dysmorphia is a pathologic preoccupation with muscularity.
In the most recent version of the psychiatric manual used to classify mental illness, it is listed as a specific type of body dysmorphia rather than its own diagnosis, although it also shares some characteristics found in eating disorders.
“The goal of exercise and physical activity is to improve your life and make you feel happier and healthier,†said Dr. Jason Nagata, an adolescent medicine specialist at the University of California, San Francisco who has studied muscle dysmorphia.
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