Health Worry
Dimension 738 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Health Worry measures the degree to which expressions convey persistent concern, preoccupation, and fear about physical symptoms, illness, worsening health, or death. It encompasses intrusive health-related thoughts and the extent to which those worries interfere with attention and daily life.
evidence final name · Worried Body
Low Health Worry
Expressions activating this band show little or only incidental concern about health or bodily states, with attention directed mainly to practical choices, general experiences, or unrelated topics. Health-related content, when present, appears brief, qualified, or not mentally consuming.
Moderate Health Worry
Expressions activating this band show recurring worry and mental preoccupation about pain, health problems, illness, or dying. The concern is intrusive enough to disrupt focus, dominate thought during symptoms, or create a sense of being overwhelmed.
High Health Worry
Expressions activating this band show persistent and salient fear about physical health, including worsening illness, serious bodily problems, or imminent death. The worry is experienced as life-interfering and closely tied to ongoing monitoring of symptoms and their consequences.
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Low Worried Body: Content characterized by listed, opened, details, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect worried body at this level.
Moderate Worried Body: Content characterized by worried, they, half, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect worried body at this level.
High Worried Body: Content characterized by body, malignant, worrying, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect worried body at this level.