hypochondriasis
noun[U]
medicalold-fashionedspecializeduk/ˌhaɪ.pə.kɒnˈdraɪ.ə.sɪs/us/ˌhaɪ.poʊ.kɑːnˈdraɪ.ə.sɪs/aconditionin which apersonworriesa lot abouttheirhealthwithout having a goodreasonto do so:
虑病症，疑病症Iknowyou don'tagree, but Ithinkyou aresufferingfrom hypochondriasis.我知道你不会同意，但是我认为你得了疑病症。
Synonym
health anxiety
- People with thekindofhealthanxietyformerlyreferred to as hypochondriasis used to have to go to the doctor'sofficetoquelltheirconcerns, but now they haveappstoconsult.
- Astudyofpsychiatricpatientsshowedthatlowself-esteemhad aninverserelationshipwithage,whereastheprevalenceof hypochondriasis waspositivelycorrelatedwithage.
- "I don't like theexpressionhypochondriasis," says Dr Ross, apsychiatristandcognitivetherapist, "because itsuggeststhatpeopleareimaginingtheirsymptoms."
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hysterical
- hysterically
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning