Hypochondria - Wikipedia Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body
Hypochondria - Psychology Today Hypochondria, or hypochondriasis, is a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness
Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria): Symptoms Treatment People with illness anxiety disorder, sometimes known as hypochondria or hypochondriasis, fear that they have a serious medical condition or that they’re at high risk of becoming ill
HYPOCHONDRIA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Hypochondria involves persistent, unfounded fears about having a serious disease It affects about 5 percent of patients who seek help from primary-care doctors
When Imagination Becomes a Disease: Dealing With Hypochondriacal . . . First known to be used in English in 1671, the Greek term hypochondria refers to the soft tissue area under the ribs In ancient times, melancholy was thought to arise from the liver, gallbladder, or spleen or from the soft tissues behind the ribs, hence the term hypochondria 1