hypochondriasis

English - Turkish

Definition of hypochondriasis in English Turkish dictionary: (Tıp) Az veya çok derecede ruhi depresyon hali, bu gibi hastalar özellikle sıhhatlerinin daima bozuk olduğundan şikayet ederler, hipokondri (kendini dinleme hali)

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Definition of hypochondriasis in English English dictionary: A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary; a Somatoform Disorder characterized by excessive, overwhelming preoccupation with one's health and continuous worry about developing a serious physical illness hypomania a mild mania especially when part of a manic-depressive cycle; Mental disorder in which an individual is excessively preoccupied with his own health and inclined to treat insignificant physical signs or symptoms as evidence of a serious disease. The hypochondriac may become convinced that he is ill even though he has no symptoms at all, or may exaggerate the importance of minor aches and pains, becoming obsessed with the fear of a life-threatening illness. A doctor's reassurances often have only a slight or temporary effect on the hypochondriac's anxieties. Hypochondriasis usually first manifests itself in early adulthood and is equally common among males and females. In some cases it may represent a psychological coping mechanism that the individual resorts to in order to deal with stressful life situations; A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health; preoccupation, not based on a real organic pathology, with a fear of having a serious physical illness Physical sensations are unrealistically interpreted as being abnormal; ongoing preoccupation about one's health and fear of having a disease, despite medical reassurance that none exists; {i} obsessive preoccupation with the possibility of becoming ill or with imagined symptoms of an illness (Psychiatry); chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments; A mild form of somatization disorder characterized by excessive concern about one’s health (p 547); A disorder involving having a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with one's healthhypochondriasis (144 0K); hypochondriasm; hypochondry; hypochondriacism