muscle dysmorphia
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌmʌs.əl dɪsˈmɔː.fi.ə/us/ˌmʌs.əl dɪsˈmɔːr.fi.ə/amentalillnessin which someone, usually a man,worriesthattheirbodyis toosmallandweak, andexercisesa lot,eatsparticularfoodsortakesdrugsinordertotrytobuildbiggermuscles:
肌肉上瘾症（一种精神疾病，患者通常是男性，他们总是担心自己不够强壮，经常锻炼，吃特定的食物或服用药物，试图练出更硕大的肌肉）Many men whopumpirontobuildmusclesufferfrommuscledysmorphia.许多通过举重来锻炼肌肉的人都患有肌肉上瘾症。
Researchersblamemuscledysmorphia on themoderntrendformuscularmovieheroes.研究人员认为肌肉上瘾症应归咎于追捧肌肉型电影英雄的现代潮流。
Synonym
bigorexia
See also
dysmorphia
- Whenbodybuildingis taken toofaritbecomesmuscledysmorphia.
- Grantbelievesmuscledysmorphia andgymaddictionare one and the same thing.
- Anexampleis ofbodydysmorphiadisorderismuscledysmorphia, sometimes called 'reverseanorexia'.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning
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