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cyberchondria
/ 藢蝉补瑟产蓹藞办蓲苍诲谤瑟蓹 /
noun
- unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
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Derived Forms
- 藢肠测产别谤藞肠丑辞苍诲谤颈藢补肠, nounadjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cyberchondria1
c21: from cyber(space) + (hypo)chondria
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Example Sentences
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Awareness is also growing about 鈥渃yberchondria,鈥 when people search desperately online for answers to their ailments 鈥 putting them at risk of unnecessary treatment or further distress.
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There are hours spent on the Internet that can fuel cyberchondria and constant doctor visits.
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He links cyberchondria to a dysfunctional web of metacognitive beliefs, which are really just thoughts about thinking.
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But in cyberchondria, metacognitive beliefs morph into a mental trap that chains people to online health content.
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Fergus and Spada discovered that similar metacognitive beliefs propel online search habits in cyberchondria.
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