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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"health anxiety"”.
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Health anxiety and perceived vulnerability to illness
… theory of hypochondriasis and health anxiety. The main hypothesis of the study was that perceived vulnerability to illness, fear of bodily sensations and changes, and dysfunctional attitudes toward illness are the major components of health anxiety. University students (N=161) …
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A Behavioral Test of Contamination Fear in Excessive Health Anxiety
<p>Hypochondriasis and health anxiety are characterized by preoccupation with the fear of currently having a serious physical illness. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders conceptualization of hypochondriasis does not include consideration of the fear of acquiring an illness; …
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Does Health Anxiety Moderate the Effects of Mortality Salience On Worldview Defense?
… The hypothesis in the present study was that health anxiety would moderate this effect, based on the premise that health-anxious individuals are chronically more aware of their own mortality. To test this hypothesis, the Illness _and Attitudes Scale (IAS) was administered to 65 undergraduates …
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Age-Related Differences in the Experience of Health Anxiety and Use of Coping Strategies
The experience of heath anxiety among older and young adults is poorly understood. Most studies (e.g., Abramowitz & Moore, 2007; Gramling et al., 1996) have examined cognitions and behaviors associated with health anxiety, with little to no studies examining emotions and physiological arousal. The …
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Examining Change in Health Anxiety Symptoms Resulting From Transdiagnostic, Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Theapy: The Impact of Therapist Support
… efficacious treatment option for various mental health concerns. The presence of therapist support is regarded as an important element in ICBT, yet less is known about how much therapist contact is needed; namely, whether optional therapist contact is as effective as weekly communication with a …
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Some psychometric properties of the Icelandic versions of very Short Health Anxiety Inventory (VSHAI) and the Medically Unexplained Symptoms Checklist (MUSC)
The prevalence of health anxiety and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is unknown in Iceland and currently no instruments are available in Icelandic that reliably measure these symptoms. In other countries MUS are estimated to account for a third of primary healthcare visits and health anxiety …
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Effects of health information seeking behaviors on anxiety, and loss among East Asian international students
This study examined the influences of anxiety, health information seeking behavior, cross-cultural loss on satisfaction with life among 186 East Asian international students while studying abroad in the U.S. The results showed that general and health anxiety are both significantly associated with …
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Relationship of General and Health-related Anxiety and Worry to Markers of Inflammation in Women with Advanced Cancer
Cancer diagnosis and treatment can provoke anxiety. Anxiety is accompanied by worry, which is the continual rehearsal of potential future negative consequences. Anxiety and worry in cancer patients are related to worse outcomes. However, the link between anxiety, worry and inflammation is …
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The relationship between body image disturbance and health maintenance behaviors: An assessment of breast self-examination among women
… disturbances are associated with a variety of health compromising behaviors; however, less is known about their impact on health maintenance behaviors. The present study investigated the relationship between body image disturbances and the frequency of a specific body-focused health maintenance …
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Cyberchondria and COVID-19 Health Threats Related to Attentional Bias and Safety Behaviors
… is described as excessively searching online for health information that ultimately increases worry and anxiety about one’s health (Starcevic et al., 2019). Research has demonstrated an increased attentional bias in anxious individuals for threat-related stimuli. Attentional bias for health …
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Concussion and Mental Health: Case Series
… is thought to lead to adverse effects on mental health. No studies to date have examined mental health throughout concussion recovery. This project examined the effect of concussion on three aspects of mental health: anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale), depression (Beck’s Depression …
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“Do you think I should be worried?” Building a Call Structure for HIV(-) Callers to the Nightline
… of emotions, and encouragement to promote health maintenance and mental health self-care behaviors. Until now, there has been no process to assess whether callers had disproportionate anxiety about HIV given their actual risk level. Consequently, HIV(-) anxious callers could receive …
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Black Caribbeans’ Post Migration Wellbeing-Are Religiosity and Social Support Enough to Protect Against Acculturative Stress?
… are related to lower incidences of mental health dysfunction, tighter knit families and overall greater satisfaction with life (Hughes, Kiecolt, Keith & Demo, 2015; Jones, Cross & Defour, 2007; Pieterse, Todd, Neville & Carter, 2012). Concern of mental health (anxiety, depression) within …
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Trait emotional intelligence: a strategy for managing nurses’ affective wellbeing at work
… up to undertake complex and challenging roles in health care which they found significantly demanding and demoralising in the current shortage of nursing staff across the NHS. Nurses increasingly report leaving the profession because of ill health, anxiety and stress at work. Aims: To explore …
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Optimizing Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for public safety personnel: Qualitative insights from clients and stakeholders to guide program improvements
… of clinically significant symptoms of mental health disorders. The high rates have been explained by the extraordinary occupational stressors that PSP experience. There is a need for accessible treatment options to overcome common barriers to care in PSP populations. Internet-delivered …
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Racial discrimination and internalizing psychopathology in African Americans: examining cognitive and affective mechanisms
… race-related fear, anticipatory race-related anxiety, rumination/hopelessness) the effects of which are conditional based on psychopathology-relevant cognitive vulnerabilities (i.e., attention bias to threat, inhibition difficulty). A total of 250 African American participants (73% women) …
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Emotional intelligence and sociotropy-autonomy in young women with DSM-IV-TR hypochondriasis: a mixed-method study
… terms: somatic symptoms disorder and illness anxiety disorder. The distinction was based on the presence or absence of somatic symptoms, and concerns have been raised with regards to the validity of these new diagnostic concepts. While there has recently been an increase in recognising the …
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