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Hypochondria (or hypochondriasis, sometimes referred to as health anxiety/health phobia) refers to an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured him/her that his/her concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, the concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. Many people suffering from this disorder focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying, such as gastro-intestinal problems, palpitations, or muscle fatigue. The DSM-IV-TR defines this disorder, “Hypochondriasis,” as a somatoform disorder and it is thought to plague about 1-5% of the general population.[1] Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body. Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors' diagnosis, and report that doctors’ reassurance about an absence of a serious medical condition is unconvincing, or un-lasting. Many hypochondriacs require constant reassurance, either from doctors, family, or friends, and the disorder can become a disabling torment for the individual with hypochondriasis, as well as his or her family and friends. Some hypochondriacal individuals are completely avoidant of any reminder of illness, whereas others are frequent visitors of doctors’ offices. Other hypochondriacs will never speak about their terror, convinced that their fear of having a serious illness will not be taken seriously by those in whom they confide.
Hypochondria is often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, and anxiety, and can also be brought on by stress. It is distinct from factitious disorders and malingering, in which an individual intentionally fakes, exaggerates, or induces mental or physical illnesses.
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It's called hypochondria.
One definition is: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments.
Hypochondriac. My mother is like that! She can be a REAL PAIN IN THE KEESTER!
hypochondria .M brother pretends to have it hacks me off no end
Hypochondria. It can be a problem on it's own or it can be comorbid with other anxiety disorders.
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The question points towards a high degree of suggestibility (anxiety) as far as hearing and believing that what u hear u have. On a lighter note a teenaged person is unlikely to have say problems of senility or afflictions affecting the other gender!
Hypochondriacs normally have excessive preoccupations with a part of their bodily functions being not proper and behaviour related towards seeking
reassurance,investigations,tre... towards that end.
So it turns out to be a mixed picture of anxiety with hypochondriasis (current terminology refers the latter as somatoform disorder)
The disease is called hypochondria.
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