Hypochondria / Health Anxiety Test

Hypochondria / Health Anxiety is an obsessive preoccupation with having a serious illness, disease, or medical condition.

The OCD Center of Los Angeles offers this free and confidential test to help you get a better idea of whether or not you are exhibiting signs of Hypochondria / Health Anxiety. Simply check those items that apply to you, and email the test to us using the simple form below. While this Hypochondria test is not meant to replace a thorough evaluation, it may help in identifying traits of Health Anxiety.

1. I worry more than most people I know about having a serious illness, disease, or medical condition.

2.  I am very aware of sensations occurring in my body, and notice many aches, pains, and/or other symptoms of what I think may be illnesses, diseases, or medical conditions.

3.  I frequently check my body for signs of illnesses, diseases, or medical conditions.

4.  I sometimes check others (my spouse, children, parents, and/or friends) for signs of illnesses, diseases, or medical conditions, and/or ask them to check themselves.

5.  I own special equpment for checking my body (i.e. blood pressure cuff).

6.  I spend time a lot of time talking to friends and family about my health concerns.

7.  I often ask friends/family to reassure me that I do not have an illness or disease.

8.  I often ask friends/family to reassure me that they do not have an illness or disease.

9.  I frequently wash or shower in an effort to make sure I do not get an illness or disease.

10.  I sometimes ask others to wash, shower, or avoid touching me if I think they have been exposed to an illness.

11.  I avoid certain people, places, things, or situations for fear of disease or illness.

12.  I spend a lot of time on the internet looking up information about illnesses and diseases.

13.  I own medical texts or other health-related books, and/or spend a lot of time researching in books about specific illnesses, diseases, or medical conditions.

14.  I avoid TV shows, movies, newspaper articles, and/or internet reports with medical themes.

15.  I go out of my way to view TV shows, movies, newspaper articles, and/or internet reports with medical themes.

16.  I often visit or call doctors because of concerns that I have a serious illness, disease, and/or medical emergency.

17.  I usually avoid doctors, even if I am worried that I have a serious illness, disease, and/or medical emergency.

18.  I often worry that doctors have not correctly diagnosed me when they are unable to find something wrong with me.

19.  I sometimes go to more than one doctor for the same medical concern because I doubt the first doctor’s diagnosis and/or lab results (i.e., multiple HIV tests).

20.  If I hear about a disease or illness (through the media, or from someone I know), I worry that I have that illness or disease.

21.  I am significantly distressed, anxious, and/or depressed about my health concerns.

22.  My concerns about my health are interfering with my relationships and/or with my academic or professional functioning.

23. I have visited doctors  times in the past 12 months due to fears that I have a disease, illness, or medical condition.

24. I spend  hours per day obsessing about my health, and/or doing compulsive behaviors specifically related to my health.

25. The following are the diseases, illnesses, and/or medical conditions that I worry about most frequently:

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