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It is found that women are not the only one's dissatisfied with their appearance. A growing number of men among society are increasingly concerned with body image. Studies have found that dissatisfaction with body image among men is on the rise. Many male students are facing eating disorders in order to keep up with societies perfect body image.
We see disorders, such as "dysmorphia" reaching a high point within the male population. Dysmorphia focuses on a "obsessional preoccupation" (p.66) of ones body image. A patient suffering from this type of disorder would see a part of the body as "ugly". In males a certain type called muscle dysmorphia, is seen, that has come of great concern. Muscle dysmorphia is induced by an obsessive-compulsive image of ones muscle tone. With this type of disorder, one might go to great lengths to fit the image they are looking for. Going to these lengths often causes harms to the body creating damage physically and mentally (e.g. one will take......

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