when someone thinks they have several illnesses but they really dont have any.....
i.e, the person that sees tv commercials and thinks they have every symptom and therefore MUST have it.
what is this called. please help!!
2007-09-25 12:55:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Hypochondria, although in a medical student it is called "medical student syndrome" because medical students often go through a phase where they think they have every disease they read about (chromophobe adenoma, schisosomiasis, yaws, orf, scoppy fever, etc.).
2007-09-25 13:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hypochondriac.
2007-09-25 19:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by embroidery fan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distinction here is whether the individual is aware that the illness is fabricated. If they truly believe that they are ill, it is hypochondria. But if they are aware of the fabrication, it is Munchausen Syndrome.
2007-09-25 20:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by mongoose 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are all correct. its someone who thinks they have everything they see and hear about.
2007-09-25 20:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spelling may be wrong but I think it is a hypocondriac
2007-09-25 20:01:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hypochondriac
2007-09-25 20:02:52 · answer #6 · answered by ~SheSul~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hypochondriac
2007-09-25 19:58:53 · answer #7 · answered by kay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋