title: The right of falling ill. On pathological health behavior.
abstract: There are people who never permit themselves to fall ill. This negative illness is called by the present author: counter-hypochondriasis. Several defense mechanisms in counter-hypochondriasis are described, especially in relation to infantile roots. Pathological health is considered as a neurotic symptom formation in which disorders in object relationship are all-important.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D009497:Neurotic Disorders; D012803:Sick Role