health anxiety
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈhelθ æŋˌzaɪ.ə.ti/us/ˈhelθ æŋˌzaɪ.ə.t̬i/astatein which apersonworriesa lot abouttheirhealthwithout having a goodreasonto do so:
对健康焦虑If you areinclinedtowardshealthanxiety,researchingsymptomson theInternetcanfuelyourfears.如果你倾向于对健康焦虑的话，在网上搜索症状可能会让你更加害怕。
Parentspasshealthanxieties on totheirchildren, researchersclaim.研究者称父母会把对健康的焦虑传给下一代。
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hypochondria
- Sheadmitsshe hassignsofhealthanxiety, and willreadanything aboutmedicalissuesthat she can get herhandson.
- Studiessuggestthathealthanxietymayaffectup to 12percentof thepopulation.
- Ironically, in manycases,healthanxietydevelopsinto anillnessinitsownrightfor whichtreatmentmay beprescribed.
- Mildhealthanxietyis verycommon. Many of us haveconcernsaboutunexplainedsymptomsat onetimeor another.
- Thesepatientsfeaturein a TVdocumentaryonhealthanxieties called "Hypchondriacs: I Told You I was Ill."
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- hysterically
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning