Question

Ever since he was a child and was teased about being slightly overweight, Chester has had a severe obsession with his waistline. He is now 34 years of age, is slim and healthy, and works out constantly. Despite the fact that he has a perfectly flat stomach with "washboard abs," he still perceives himself as having a pot belly. He is very anxious about this perception, and finds it to be intrusive in his life. Chester may be suffering from ________ disorder.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. body dysmorphic

Explanation:

Body Dysmorphic Disorder by definition can be a

Preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance in a normal-appearing person.

Some with a body dysmorphic disorder can always care less over time.

BDD Prevalence is about 1% of population.

The Gender who are more concerned about it is women over men. It is slightly more common in women than men.

It begins to arise as a concern by early adolescence through twenties.

Someone who is suffering from BDD is more concerned about specific body parts.

The features of BDD are ;

1. Frequent mirror checking

2. Often worried that others are looking and making fun of their supposed defect

3. Reassurance seeking

4. Could care less about another real physical defect

Chester from the definition and features of BDD outlined here, clearly shows signs that he is suffering from BDD.

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Explanation: Body dysmorphic disorder is a distinct mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance and therefore warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix one's dysmorphic part on one's figure. Besides thinking about it, one repetitively checks and compares the perceived flaw, and can adopt unusual routines to avoid social contact that exposes it. People with this disorder have an intrusive thought, compulsive behaviour, or depression.

Chester developed BDD as a result of childhood abuse of being teased slightly overweight and this lead to compulsive behaviour of working out constantly in order to be slimmer and frequently feels he has a pot belly despite being in perfect body shape.