Which of the following is a feature of hypochondriasis?
In Hypochondriasis, patients are preoccupied with the fear of having a serious disease based on misinterpretation of bodily signs and sensations. This fear persists even in the presence of evidence to the contrary and physician's reassurance or evidence from investigations. Ref: Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment : Psychiatry 2nd edition chapter 22.
Abnormal preoccupation with abnormal body function
Abnormal preoccupation with normal body function
Normal preoccupation with abnormal body function
Normal preoccupation with normal body function