Renewal/Rebirth Myth and Belief: ‘Tree of Life’ in Middle Asian Turks and in Ancient Egypt*

“THE TREE” “One thing seems clear beyond doubt: that the cosmos is a living organism, which renews itself periodically. The mystery of the inexhaustible appearance of life is bound up with the rhythmical renewal of the cosmos. This is why the cosmos was imagined I in the form of a gigantic tree; the mode of … Okumaya devam et Renewal/Rebirth Myth and Belief: ‘Tree of Life’ in Middle Asian Turks and in Ancient Egypt*

HYPOCONDRIASIS AS PATHOLOGY OF THE INTUITIVE*

HYPOCHONDRIASIS: AN INNER CALL FOR “REAL” LIFE? Hypochondriasis (Hypochondria), also known as Illness Anxiety Disorder, or Health Anxiety, was defined by DSM-IV as a somatoform disorder and was replaced with the diagnoses of somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. The DSM-IV defines hypochondriasis according to the following criteria[1]: A. Preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, … Okumaya devam et HYPOCONDRIASIS AS PATHOLOGY OF THE INTUITIVE*