Muscle Dysmorphia In The Spotlight; From Classification To New Associations

Year 2024, , 345 - 360, 11.06.2024

Metin Çınaroğlu

https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1401604

Abstract

In recent years, the realm of mental health has seen the rising prominence of muscle dysmorphia, a condition marked by an individual's excessive and sometimes distressing fixation on their perceived lack of muscular development. This fixation often overshadows the individual's actual physical appearance and can significantly interfere with their daily life and well-being. Despite the increasing recognition of its prevalence, muscle dysmorphia's exact place within the broader spectrum of psychological disorders remains debated among scholars. It shares noticeable traits with conditions like body dysmorphic disorder, eating disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Nevertheless, its unique characteristics warrant distinct attention and investigation. This analytical review delves deep into the latest research efforts that aim to associate new terms and understandings with muscle dysmorphia. With the evolving landscape of mental health discourse, there's an integration of broader concepts like body image perceptions, societal objectification, and elements of narcissism into the interpretation of muscle dysmorphia. These emerging viewpoints not only enrich the debate around its classification but also enhance our understanding of the diverse facets of this condition. While there's substantial empirical data linking muscle dysmorphia with body dysmorphic and eating disorders, its connections to obsessive-compulsive and certain personality disorders need further robust exploration. To truly grasp the intricacies and the multifaceted relationships of muscle dysmorphia, there's an urgent call for rigorous randomized clinical controlled trials that can shed light on this evolving concern in mental health.

Keywords

Muscle dysmorphia, Body dysmorphic disorder, Objectification, Narcissism, Eating disorders.

KAS DİSMORFİSİ MERCEK ALTINDA: SINIFLANDIRMADAN YENİ İLİŞKİLENDİRMELERE

Abstract

Son yıllarda, zihinsel sağlık alanında, bireyin algılanan kas gelişimindeki yetersizliği üzerine aşırı ve bazen rahatsız edici bir şekilde odaklanmasıyla tanımlanan kas dismorfi hastalığının yükselen bir önemi olduğunu görmekteyiz. Bu takıntı, bireyin gerçek fiziksel görünümünü genellikle gölgede bırakmakta ve günlük yaşama önemli ölçüde müdahale edebilmektedir. Bu zihinsel sağlık sorunu giderek yaygınlaşmasına ve artan tanınırlığına rağmen, kas dismorfisinin psikolojik bozukluklar geniş spektrumu içindeki tam yeri, bilim insanları arasında tartışma konusudur. Beden dismorfik bozukluk, yeme bozuklukları ve obsesif-kompulsif bozukluklar gibi durumlarla belirgin özellikler paylaşmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, benzersiz özellikleri, ayrı dikkat ve araştırmayı hak etmektedir. Bu analitik inceleme, kas dismorfi ile yeni terimler ve anlayışlar arasında ilişki kurmayı amaçlayan son araştırma çabalarına derinlemesine dalıyor. Zihinsel sağlık söyleminin evrilen manzarasıyla, beden imajı algıları, toplumsal nesnelleştirme ve narsisizm unsurları gibi daha geniş kavramların kas dismorfi yorumuna entegrasyonu söz konusudur. Bu ortaya çıkan görüşler, sınıflandırma etrafındaki tartışmayı zenginleştirmekle kalmıyor, aynı zamanda bu durumun çeşitli yönlerini anlamamızı da artırıyor. Kas dismorfi ile beden dismorfik ve yeme bozuklukları arasında önemli miktarda ampirik veri bulunsa da, obsesif-kompulsif ve belirli kişilik bozukluklarına olan bağlantıları daha sağlam bir şekilde araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Kas dismorfinin ayrıntılarına ve çok yönlü ilişkilerine gerçekten hakim olmak için, bu zihinsel sağlık konusundaki evrilen endişeyi aydınlatabilecek sıkı randomize klinik kontrollü deneylere acil bir ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

Kas dismorfisi, Beden dismorfik bozukluk, Nesneleştirme, Narsisizm, Yeme bozuklukları

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