Nosophobia
Nosophobia is the irrational fear of contracting a disease, a type of specific phobia. Primary fears of this kind are fear of contracting HIV, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, heart diseases, and catching the cold or flu.
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| Specialty | Psychiatry |
Some authors have suggested that the medical students' disease should accurately be referred to as "nosophobia" rather than "hypochondriasis", because the quoted studies show a very low percentage of hypochondriacal character of the condition.[1]
The word nosophobia comes from the Greek νόσος nosos for "disease".
See also
- Hypochondria
- Nosocomephobia, the excessive fear of hospitals
- List of phobias
References
- Hunter R.C.A, Lohrenz J.G., Schwartzman A.E. "Nosophobia and hypochondriasis in medical students" J Nerv Ment Dis 1964;130:147-52. PMID 14206454
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