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Illness Anxiety Disorder

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Illness Anxiety Disorder, previously known as hypochondriasis, is a psychological disorder where a person is excessively worried about having a serious illness despite having no or only mild symptoms.

AP course connection

Topic 8.5: 8.5 Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Unit 8

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