Cognitive Model of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Trigger
(external representation
of appearance)
e.g. reflection in mirror
Mirror-checking
and selective
attention
Mirror checking
Negative appraisal
of body image
Processing of self
as an aesthetic
object
Avoidance and safety
behaviors to change
or camouflage
appearance
Mood
(depression and disgust)
Rumination on ugliness
or ‘defectiveness’ and
comparison to ideal
Adapted from:
PSYCHOLOGYT
Veale, D. (2001). Cognitive-behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder.
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 7, 125-132.
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