title: [Perception and evaluation of symptoms in hypochondria (author's transl)].
abstract: Hypochondriacal perception and evaluation of symptoms are discussed as an abnormal cognitive process. From a phenomenological viewpoint, a self-centered focussing on the perception of bodily sensations and a restriction of risk-taking behaviour is emphasized. In behavioral terms, several cognitive mechanisms and concepts including perceptual awareness, selection, 'set' as well as signal-detection, decision processes and 'anchoring' factors are considered to be important aspects of hypochondriacal perception.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012718:Set, Psychology; D012803:Sick Role
vernacular_title: Symptomwahrnehmung und -überbewertung bei der Hypochondrie.