Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank.

The doctor prescribed a medicine for the _________ imaginary disease.

  1. agorophobic

  2. intern

  3. hypochondriac

  4. psycho

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A hypochondriac is someone who abnormally and persistently worries about suffering from a serious illness, despite medical reassurance to the contrary. The term 'imaginary disease' directly points to this psychological condition where the symptoms are psychosomatic rather than physically present.