Abnormalities in visual processing amongst students with body image concerns
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Abnormalities in visual processing amongst students with body image concerns
Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) appear to possess abnormalities in the way they observe and discriminate visual information. A pre-occupation with perceived defects in appearance has been attributed to a local visual processing bias. We studied the nature of visual bias in individuals who may be at risk of developing BDD - those with high body image concerns (BICs) - by using in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Cognitive Psychology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1895-1171
DOI: 10.5709/acp-0155-4