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hypochondriasis  

Definition

  • A somatoform disorder characterized by chronic preoccupation and concern with one's physical health, often resulting in imagined illness or disease. The preoccupation is based on the misinterpretation of one or more bodily signs or symptoms and is more cognitively based than a conversion disorder. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Hypochondriasis]

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  • health anxiety

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