Part one of term paper
"MOM!! I think I have a new freckle!!"screamed Liz." I think I have skin cancer!" Liz is suffering from a mental disorder called . With this type of disease people become obssessed about sickness and their health. These people convince themselves that they have an illness, even when doctors prove otherwise. Sometimes they might turn symptoms ...

Part two of term paper
... be brought on by a traumatic life event in which the person was feeling unsafe. Like a friend dying or a family member coming down with a deadly disease like cancer.It can also be caused when someone hears about a certain disease a lot or studies more into depth. Some people use it to seek attention, or withdraw from personal responsibilities. Being sick is also a way of agreeing to be helpless. In fact, is the perfect solution to this common predicament, for in being ill-either as a child,wife ...