2006-07-15 08:39:11 · 0 answers · asked by eddie h 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
someone who always thinks their sick.
2006-07-15 08:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by monkey boy 2 · 2⤊ 8⤋
Hypercondriac
2016-09-30 04:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the word is hypo-chondriac, originally related to the upper abdominal area below the ribs or chondria, as this was thought to be the source of life. So a person always concentrating on their physical signs or symptoms is the one who gets such a label. However, it can be a sign of something else going on like a depression, and a person thinking of something else instead of their own inner pain or problems. So though most people are turned off by hypochondriacs, if you want to help, it might be helpful to listen long enough to see why the person can't talk about or see their own real problem. On the other hand it may be better to help the person to a Health professional who is more used to dealing with such problems, and who can investigate to see what is underlying, physical or mental.
2006-07-15 09:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by martian 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
A person with hypochondria is preoccupied with physical health and body. The diagnosis is used when a person during at least 6 months believes, fears or is convinced that he has a serious disease despite medical reassurance. This fear of disease or preoccupation with symptoms is unpleasant, interferes with the patient's daily life in a negative way and leads to medical examinations and/or treatment. The patient can only temporarily accept assurance that there is no physical explanation to his symptoms
2006-07-15 08:48:09 · answer #4 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's hypochondriac. These people are obsessed with their health and always think or feel they are sick.
2006-07-15 08:50:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋