Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphia and Narcissism as Sex Differentiated Expressions of a ‘Mate Value Hyper-Enhancement Syndrome’
Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphia and Narcissism as Sex Differentiated Expressions of a ‘Mate Value Hyper-Enhancement Syndrome’ What is considered attractive and desirable in men and women differs substantially: while female attractiveness to men is largely based on physical appearance, male attractiveness to women is largely based on status, intelligence, and wealth (Regan et al. 2000)(Neto et al. 2012). Various personality traits and psychiatric disorders influence behaviors related to mating, such as behaviors that enhance one's own sexual attractiveness and behaviors that affect a person's approach to mating (e.g., a short term vs long term strategy), and explains why certain traits have been selected for, including ones typically considered pathological that nevertheless confer mating advantages (Del Giudice 2014)(Cloudfindings 2024). Eating disorders (specifically motivated by appearance and weight loss goals) and body dysmorphia are highly female typical disorders w...