Answer to Question #317737 in English for Sam

Question

EXTRACT C

Using Instagram and Snapchat Filters Made Me Hate My Actual Face

BY GEORGIA ASPINALL | POSTED ON 14 01 2020

Adapted from: https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/instagram-bans-filters/ Date accessed 2021, June 8.

2.5.2 What impact do celebrities have in influencing body image and body dysmorphic

disorder (BDD)? You should use your own examples to support your response. Your

response should not exceed one page. (8 Marks)

Answer 1

Augmented Reality is a technology that allows social media filters like Snapchat and Instagram to transform a user's facial appearance. While social media isn't the cause of BDD, it can exacerbate it. You may be continually taking and posting selfies, then scrutinizing and criticizing them. According to Argumedo, if a person has true body dysmorphic disorder, plastic surgery will make it worse.