Definitions of Dysmorphophobia
Dysmorphophobia is the exaggerated preoccupation with a self-suspected physical distortion. So it is a wrong body perception. Also known as disfigurement syndrome, this psychiatric disorder is characterized by an obsessive and excessive urge to perceive yourself as obnoxious or ugly. For a long time scientifically controversial, body dysmorphic disorder is now again the focus of medical discussion. What is dysmorphophobia? According to Polyhobbies, the word dysmorphophobia consists of three compound Greek syllables – “dys”, “morph” and “phobios”. It denotes the…