A Disorder in Which People Have a Constant Fear of Illness

question 42

Multiple Choice

A disorder in which people have a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with their health is called ______________.

• A)obsessive
• B)compulsive
• C)hypochondriasis
• D)somatoform specific

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Influences

A concept indicating that two or more factors affect each other mutually, shaping outcomes or behaviors in a bidirectional manner.

Incremental Models

Theoretical models in which change is considered steady and specific to particular behaviors or mental activities, rather than being marked by major, sweeping reorganizations that affect many behaviors at once, as in stage theories.

External Environment

Refers to all external factors—including social, economic, natural, and political—that affect an individual's or organization's actions and decisions.