self-diagnosis
Americannoun
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self-diagnoses
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the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
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the capability of an electronic system to detect and analyze an error or malfunction within itself.
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"Having a diagnosis or seeking one, or even self-diagnosis, can be a very valuable discovery and tool in your own self-concept and growth."
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2023
But some worry that the flood of content on our feeds and For You pages is also perpetuating stereotypes and encouraging potentially inaccurate self-diagnosis.
From BBC ● May 3, 2023
In fact, Lee said therapists sometimes need to talk their young clients out of their TikTok-based self-diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
A young woman with a generally healthy lifestyle, “I totally get why a GP would dismiss my self-diagnosis of bowel cancer especially in a neurotic hypochondriac such as myself,” she wrote on her blog.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
“I am concussed,” I announced, entirely sure of my self-diagnosis.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
He added that he sees more patients who have come up with self-diagnoses after using AI, including inaccurate ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
And I actually listen to what these professionals say, keeping all of my self-diagnoses and Googled explanations for what's happing to my body to myself.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2020
But those studies subsequently turned out to have relied too heavily on self-diagnoses from the runners about their sniffles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
These misinterpretations and self-diagnoses can have potentially dangerous effects.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2016
In fact, research data suggest that accurate self-diagnoses turn up in less than half of people who believe themselves to be lactose intolerant when they're given objective clinical tests.
From US News ● Oct. 22, 2013
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