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hypochondriasis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypochondria |
| Type of | anxiety, anxiousness |
Examples of hypochondriasis
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Hypochondriasis was a diagnosis favoured by some of Darwin's contemporaries.
From the newscientist.com
Family studies of hypochondriasis do not show a genetic transmission of the disorder.
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An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac.
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Hypochondriasis is often accompanied by other psychological disorders.
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The scales test for indicators like weight loss, loss of libido, hypochondriasis, anxiety and agitation.
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Being a medical student, hypochondriasis is inevitable.
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Another treatment that has proved effective in the treatment of hypochondriasis is exposure therapy.
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The short, conversely, consider themselves at a disadvantage, and are more prone to low self esteem and hypochondriasis.
From the telegraph.co.uk
To a person who has hypochondriasis, a grumbling stomach may mean stomach cancer or a headache may mean a brain tumor.
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- Hypochondria: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
- A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary
- (hypochondriatic) of, or relating to hypochondria or a hypochondriac
- Preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has a serious disease based on a misinterpretation of one or more bodily signs or symptoms.
- A somatoform disorder in which the person interprets the slightest physical changes as evidence of a serious illness. (490)
- Is an unjustified concern that one has a serious illness. A person with this disorder makes frequent visits to doctors and will not be convinced that he or she is healthy. (see Somatoform Disorders)
- The belief and fear of serious illness which lasts for six months, beyond and despite medical reassurance. Hypochondriacs were once viewed unsympathetically as comical figures in the way Moliere depicted them in his classic (1673) play "Le Malade Imaginaire" (The Imaginary Invalid). ...
- A disorder characterised by an erroneous interpretation of real, physical signs and symptoms, which engenders worry or a persistent conviction of having a serious disease and non-responsiveness with respect to adequate medical advice. See Somatoform Disorders.
- Somatoform disorder in which a person believes that he or she has a serious disease despite repeated medical findings to the contrary
