"Hypochondria seems to be a (that is, a response to) so many different kinds of troubles that the disorder assumes dozens of different forms. Taken together the hypochondrias are so common, in fact, that some doctors believe that they are among the most common symptoms of . ... Is this because among certain groups hypochondria is a more socially acceptable expression of distress than divorce, , alcoholism, and the like? Is it biologically or psychologically more efficient than other defenses?"