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a preoccupation with illness that persists in spite of the doctor's reassurance

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What is the term for a person who is preoccupied with having an illness?

Hypochondriasis


Does anxiety include worrying about diseases you think you have but really you don't?

Hypochondriasis


What are the demographics of hypochondriasis?

Although hypochondriasis is usually considered a disorder of young adults, it is now increasingly recognized in children and adolescents. The disorder accounts for about 5% of psychiatric patients, and is equally common in men and women.


What is the medical term meaning exaggerated concern with one's health?

Hypochondriasis or Hypochondria


What is the name of the disorder that you think you have a disorder?

Hypochondriasis - or it could in plain be health anxiety!


What are two somatoform disorder?

Two examples of somatoform disorder would be hypochondriasis and conversion disorder. Hypochondriasis is a preoccupation with fears about a real physical problem but that fear exaggerates the severity of the illness. Conversion disorder is a presence of a motor of sensory symptom with no medical reason.


What is the disease called that you get from not washing your dishes good enough and eating off them afterwards?

Hypochondriasis


I had a sore throat but it's better now but I still have itches and a stuffy nose do you now what I have?

Hypochondriasis


What are forms of somatoform disorders?

Conversion disorder. Pain disorder. Hypochondriasis. Body dysmorphic disorder.


What is the difference between hypochondriasis and somatization disorder?

The primary difference between hypochondriasis and somatization disorder is that people manifesting the former are fearful that their symptoms indicate a serious disease(s), whereas those with somatization disorder typically do not progress beyond a concern with the symptoms themselves.


What is a sentence using the word hypochondria?

A Hypochondiac might make this statement: "I believe I have a serious disease but I'm not suffering from Hypochondria." reference : http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/279882/hypochondriasis#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=hypochondriasis%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia


What famous people have hypochondriasis disorder?

Adolf Hitler, Charles Darwin, Andy Warhol, Abigail Breslin, FlorenceNightingale.