Question

Mae notices that her daughter, Natalie, is extremely preoccupied with the freckles on her nose. Mae can barely see the freckles, but Natalie spends hours in front of the mirror and recently declared that her nose is deformed and she is ugly. She spent her entire weekend applying products to eliminate the freckles, and she recently announced her plans to save money for plastic surgery. Mae believes her daughter may have a ________ disorder.
A. body dysmorphic
B. generalized anxiety
C. mood
D. neurological

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Body dysmorphic

Explanation:

A body dysmorphic disorder occurs in the case of individuals that develop obsessive ideas about one specific part or aspect of their bodies and that motivate them to take extreme measures to hide or eliminate the "dysmorphic part". This is considered as a mental disorder because in most cases the aspect that is considered as imperfect does not exist or it is exaggerated by the individual. The aspects previously described match with the description of Natalie because there is an exaggerated preoccupation about her freckles that can barely be seen and she even considers plastic surgery to remove them. Therefore, Natalia may have body dysmorphic disorder.