title: Self-consciousness of disproportionate breast size: a primary psychological reaction to abnormal appearance.
abstract: An hypothesis is proposed to answer two questions: "How do the symptoms that are the experience of subjects who are self-conscious of abnormal appearance develop?" and "Why do they develop in some people and not others?" The hypothesis is explained using the typical experiences of patients with disproportionate breast size as examples.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image; D001940:Breast / Q000254:growth & development*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012649:Self Concept