Hypochondria

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 …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…explanations are tested out. Often patients with hypochondria have beliefs like “It is normal to feel completely well all the time, a physical symptom is a sign that something serious is wrong in my body, you can be 100% sure that you are completely well , doctors often misdiagnose cancer.” The program includes home work assignments which might be behavioral (less checking of the body, activation etc.) or cognitive work (registration of situations, thoughts, feelings and behavior).