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disturbance

noun affray, agitation, annoyance, anxiety, anxiousness, commotion, confusion, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, discontinuity, dishevelment, dislocation, disorder, displacement, disquiet, disquietude, eruption, faction, ferment, fomentation, fracas, fuss, hindrance, inquietude, interruption, intrusion, maelstrom, misarrangement, misgiving, molestation, motus, quandary, rebellion, restiveness, restlessness, revolt, revolution, state of disorder, trepidation, tumult, tumultus, turbatio, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, unruliness, uprising, uproar
Associated concepts: creating a disturbance, disorderly connuct, disturbance of court, disturbance of possession, dissurbance of quiet possession, disturbing the peace

DISTURBANCE, torts. A wrong done to an incorporeal hereditament, by hindering or disquieting the owner in the enjoyment of it. Finch. L. 187; 3 Bl. Com. 235; 1 Swift's Dig. 522; Com. Dig. Action upon the case for a disturbance, Pleader, 3 I 6; 1 Serg. & Rawle, 298.

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We all reported at least minimal personal and professional experience with body image disturbances and expressed the expectation that sexual minority men might be more likely than straight men to experience problems related to their body image.

The roles of family, friends, and romantic/sexual partners in the body image of sexual minority men

Studies which have investigated ethnic differences in body image disturbances among men have produced inconsistent results (Ricciardelli, McCabe, Williamson, & Thompson, 2007).

Predictors of body dissatisfaction in Asian and Caucasian males: a preliminary test of a three factor model

In particular, the all three types of disordered eating behaviour (emotional, external and restrained) improved, and alexithymia, body image disturbance and all dimensions of perfectionism decreased.

Effectiveness of rhythmic movement therapy for disordered eating behaviors and obesity

This research has demonstrated a relationship between negative cognitive processes and body image disturbance (Altabe & Thompson, 1996; Jakatdar, Cash, & Engle, 2006).

An empirical model of body image disturbance using behavioral principles found in functional analytic psychotherapy and acceptance and commitment therapy

Furthermore, there has been less emphasis traditionally on men's appearance as compared to that of women; therefore, it has been assumed that men are less susceptible to body image disturbance associated with eating disorders.

Challenging stereotypes of eating and body image concerns among college students: implications for diagnosis and treatment of diverse populations

Eating disorders and body image disturbances among ballet dancers, gymnasium users and body builders.

Features of the exercise environment and body image: preferences for mirror and standing positions in the aerobics room

Mood and anxiety symptoms are ostensibly more likely a common consequence of starvation among people with or without eating disorders and tend to correlate with weight and body image disturbances.

Co-relational study of body types and fundamental neurotic reactions among adolescents of urban sector of Peshawar, Pakistan

The nature and extent of body image disturbance in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: a meta analysis.

La corporalidad funcional como meta terapeutica en el trabajo cognoscitivo-comportamental de los trastornos de la imagen corporal en los TCA: una reconceptualizacion

Fifty percent of individuals with BDD lack insight into their misperceived body image disturbance.

Body dysmorphic disorder in people with intellectual disability: a bio-psycho-social approach

Claire's oral history is both the intimate personal narrative of one woman's struggles and the story of many women who suffer from body image disturbance and other unhealthy responses to the "superwoman" syndrome.

The matrix of eating disorder vulnerability: oral history and the link between personal and social problems

For instance, researchers have identified that a history of teasing about appearance from family and peers is related to body image disturbance in adolescent girls (Levin, Smolak, & Hayden, 1994).

Object lessons: a theoretical and empirical study of objectified body consciousness in women

Central to a body image disturbance is the belief that body size defines the identity and determines the worthiness of the individual.

An exploration of the attitudinal and perceptual dimensions of body image among male and female adolescents from six Latin American cities