PPT-Hypochondriasis

Period 5 Scott Kim Peter Luong Case Study A 45yearold white male engineer presents to a primary care clinic armed with multiple internet searches on the topic of cancer He states that he just knows he has a GI cancer probably the colon or maybe the pancreas. . Dora . Perczel. . Forintos. , PhD.. Semmelweis. University. Dep. of Clinical Psychology. Psychiatry. . undergraduate. . course. - . 2013. 1. SOMATIZATION DISORDER. 2. CONVERSION DISORDER. By Erin Mumper. What is hypochondria?. H. ypochondria. noun. 1. Chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examination. . Body . dysmorphic. disorder (BDD). Undifferentiated somatoform disorder. Somatoform disorder. Somatoform disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by physical symptoms that suggest physical illness or injury - symptoms that cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition, direct effect of a substance, or attributable to another mental disorder (i.e. panic disorder). . Mold Assessments & Testing. Indoor Air Quality Testing. Chemical & Allergen Sampling. Asbestos Testing. Fire/Smoke Screening. Radon (not real estate). www.eimidwest.com. (847) 293-7554. Occupant Air Quality Concerns. Hypochondri. a. Hypochondria is a somatoform disorder. Hypochondria is described as the abnormal chronic anxiety of ones health.. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect no matter how minor the symptom may be, and are convinced that they have, or are about to be diagnosed with a serious illness.. Mold Assessments & Testing. Indoor Air Quality Testing. Chemical & Allergen Sampling. Asbestos Testing. Fire/Smoke Screening. Radon (not real estate). www.eimidwest.com. (847) 293-7554. Occupant Air Quality Concerns. What is it?. Health phobia or anxiety where people are excessively worried about having a particular disease. . Categorized as a somatic amplification disorder – perception and cognition. . Condition is due to the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind.. In hypochondriasis patients come to believe, or at least to very strongly suspect, that they are sick with a serious, perhaps life-threatening disease. Minor symptoms or anomalies support and augment EVIEW Hypochondriasis: common presentations and treatment strategies in primary care and Glen L Xiong, James A Bourgeois, Celia H Chang, Dandan Liu & Donald M HiltyAuthor for correspondenceUniversity A. s per DSM-IV-TR:. Somatoform Disorders Types:. Hypochondriasis. Somatization Disorder. Pain disorder. Conversion Disorder. B. ody Dysmorphic Disorder. As per DSM-V:. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders:.