health anxiety

health anxiety

excessive or inappropriate anxiety about one’s health, based on misinterpretation of symptoms (e.g., pain, gastrointestinal distress) as indicative of serious illness. Health anxiety is often associated with hypochondriasis.

Related Terms

behavioral study of obedience

behavioral study of obedience the experimental analysis, es...

imu

imu n. a culture-bound syndrome resembling latah, observed...

sucking reflex

sucking reflex a basic reflex in which the young of many ma...

simple emotion

simple emotion see complex emotion.

childhood depression

childhood depression a major depressive episode that occurs...

disciple

disciple n. 1. a student under a teacher’s dire...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter H

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z