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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Preoccupation with imagined or exaggerated defects in appearance
Repetitive behaviors
Checking, picking, ritualistic grooming
Neurobiological basis
Similar functioning abnormalities to OCD, abnormalities in visual information processing
Genetic factors
Higher concordance rates for BDD among relatives
Prevalence estimates
1-2%
Treatment of BDD
Biological treatments: Antidepressants medications, Behavioral treatments: Exposure/response prevention, Cognitive treatments: Identifying and modifying distorted body-related cognitions
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has good research support for BDD
Diathesis-Stress Perspective
No single model fully explains all anxiety disorders
Biopsychosocial perspective
Different factors contribute to anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, different pathways lead to the same disorder
Three levels of analysis
Biological, Psychological, Sociocultural