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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nicole Lipkin writes about the psychology of work and leadership. Imagine how disheartening it would feel if after every ...

Images provided by A. Mello, et al. A case report showed what may be the first realistic visualizations of the face distortions experienced by a patient with prosopometamorphopsia (PMO). The ...

Studies find that people's perception of time really does warp during exercise, and the distraction of racing a rival does not fix this distorted perception. When you purchase through links on our ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people experience money worries at some point in their life, but money dysmorphia is "a different ball game" altogether, said CNBC. A "sibling" of the term "body dysmorphia", where people look in ...

When your trainer challenges you to hold a plank for a minute, it can feel like the seconds drag by. You're constantly adjusting -- lifting your hips, but not too high -- to make sure you're targeting ...