Believing is seeing: a new perspective on body dysmorphia

Max points: 5 Type: TEDx Talk

This talk shares a personal journey with anorexia and explores body dysmorphia as a universal issue, not just a clinical one. It highlights misconceptions, links to mental health, and how distorted self-perception shapes lives, urging society to value character over appearance and foster healthier self-image.

Channel: TEDx Duration: 0:17:10

Questions

1. Which form of body dysmorphia particularly affects men, especially in bodybuilding communities?

Muscle dysmorphia Strength dysmorphia Phantom dysmorphia Image dysmorphia

2. What percentage of people with body dysmorphia are also reported to have anorexia?

10% 40% 60% 25%

3. At what age did the speaker first say they were fat?

3 years old 10 years old 14 years old 7 years old

4. What possible link between body dysmorphia and another mental health condition did the speaker mention?

OCD Depression Bipolar disorder PTSD

5. What term is used to describe the phenomenon where people still perceive themselves as overweight after losing weight?

Body mirage Mirror illusion Shadow weight Phantom fat

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