body image disturbance

disturbance

 [dis-tur´bans]
a departure or divergence from that which is considered normal.
body image disturbance former name for disturbed body image.
sleep pattern disturbance former name for disturbed sleep pattern.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bod·y im·age dis·tur·bance

(bod'ē im'ăj dis-tŭr'băns)
Distortion of one's mental picture of oneself; NANDA-approved diagnosis.
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