Letter B

Body integrity identity disorder

(BIID) A psychological condition in which the individual actively seeks an elective amputation.

Individuals with the disorder have the persistent desire to have their body physically match the idealized image they have of themselves.

This desire forces individuals to deal with the paradox of losing one or more limbs to become whole

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