1 - Do you feel that you can easily get sick? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 2 - Do you happen to detect worrying symptoms even when your health seems to be good? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 3 - Are you afraid of getting sick? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 4 - Do you happen to see your doctor even when your health is fine, just to know his opinion about some symptoms you found out? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 5 - Do you think that it's easy to contract a disease if not being careful enough? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 6 - Are your suspicions about your health confirmed by your doctor, generally? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 7 - Do you feel better after doctor's reassurances? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 8 - After you have been reassured by a doctor, do you prefer to have another doctor's opinion too? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 9 - When someone describes you the symptoms of a disease you didn't know, do you happen to think that you show some of those symptoms? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 10 - When you read about illnesses or you hear about them on tv, do you happen to worry about your health? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 11 - Do you ever postpone appointments or tasks because you feel that you're getting sick? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 12 - Do you ever feel completely healthy? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 13 - Do you take medicines as soon as you detect some worrying symptoms? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 14 - Do you frequently talk about your health with other people? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 15 - Do you believe that treatments and cures given to you are not good enough? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 16 - Do you believe that people undervalue their health? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 17 - Do other people ever tell you that you worry too much about your health? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always 18 - Do you believe that even slight signals of your body (light transitory pains, momentary unpleasant sensations) must be considered as symptoms? Never || Sometimes || Frequently || Always