hypochondriasis
- n chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
- The scales test for indicators like weight loss, loss of libido, hypochondriasis, anxiety and agitation.
- Some of the cards are useful in testing for hypochondriasis, some for depression, some for paranoia (a form of insanity characterized by peculiar kinds of delusions), some for .
- According to Ford, somatizing disorders take many forms, including hysteria, malingering, chronic pain and hypochondriasis.