Body dysmorphia plays a key role in anorexia and other eating disorders. People may be afraid of gaining weight and believe that their body is larger than it actually is. Body dysmorphia is a ...

Taking Hong Kong's famous Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak offers stunning views of its central business district, Victoria Harbor, and the surrounding islands. But a team of international scientists has ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are strongly right-handed might be more vulnerable to distorted body image and eating disorders than those who are more adept at using both hands, a new study ...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a multifaceted chronic pain condition that not only disrupts sensory, motor and autonomic functions but also significantly impairs body perception. Patients ...

Durham University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. What we think of as “normal” body shape is affected by what we’re accustomed to – the range of body shapes we see. My ...

My friend said she was three weeks post-op from surgery to correct a dimple in her breast. She has thrived after breast cancer and a double mastectomy, so a "divot" in her left breast was one of the ...

Children’s perception of what is a "normal" body shape development from seven years of age, according to new research. Their ...

The film Black Swan (2010) is the journey of a dancer seeking perfection. However, this leads her to dance a downward spiral, in which reality becomes increasingly distorted. The concept of reality is ...

Schizotypal personality disorder is a cluster A personality disorder that involves various symptoms. These symptoms include difficulty in relationships, atypical thinking and behavior, and a distorted ...

Our ability to perceive what is truly vertical is crucial. Without it, we would struggle to perform simple tasks such as holding a cup of coffee without spilling it and maintaining appropriate body ...