영상관법이 신체변형장애에 미친 효과: 단일사례연구 중심으로

The Effects of Reflected Image Meditation on Body Dismorphic Disorder: With a Single Case Study

Purpose: This study intended to understand the symptoms and causes of the disorder of a study participant with body dysmorphic disorder, to explore how Reflected Image Meditation (RIM by way of abbreviation) influences body dysmorphic disorder and to identify whether the effects of RIM would be kept during the follow-up. For achieving these aims, the researcher has combined the single case study design that is to say ABA with qualitative study for body dysmorphic disorder. Methods: The qualitative analysis and time-series analysis were used. The time-series analysis is relevant to the five symptoms of the study participant while including the self-observation worksheet, the pictures related to body dysmorphic disorder, breathing and psychological tests. The quotations were analyzed by qualitative analysis method, and the effects of RIM to body dysmorphic disorder and the change factors of body dysmorphic disorder were presented. Results: First, the participant could realize the five causes caused by BDD for herself. Second, As the past images that she didn`t want to remember have been spontaneously exposed, she could overcome the five symptoms related to BDD and the obsession over imaginary physical defect, and these effects have been kept during the follow-up. Conclusion: Considering people who are suffering from this disorder go to see a dermatologist or a plastic surgeon instead of receiving essential treatments, this study has great significance in the way that it has studied body dysmorphic disorder. Also, this study would be able to be a reference that could be helpful in clinical settings.