polysurgical addiction

polysurgical addiction

a compulsive drive to undergo one surgical procedure after another even when organic pathology cannot be found. The condition may be a manifestation of factitious disorder with predominantly physical signs and symptoms, somatization disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, or hypochondriasis.

Related Terms

memory system

memory system any of several different kinds of memory that...

dermatological disorder

dermatological disorder any disorder or disease of the skin...

Šidák test

Šidák test see Dunn–Šidák procedure.

comparative analysis

comparative analysis see comparative method.

excitatory field

excitatory field an area of the brain surrounding and shari...

defensive conditioning

defensive conditioning a form of classical conditioning in...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter P

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