Online Health Search and Cyberchondria

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What behavioral pattern is known as 'Dr.Google'?

  • Purchasing medicinal drugs online
  • Consulting a doctor in person
  • Online health search using search engines (correct)
  • Compulsive self-diagnosis

What is 'cyberchondria' as mentioned in the text?

  • A compulsive tendency to self-diagnose and search for medical information online (correct)
  • A confident self-treatment plan
  • A diagnosis with 100% accuracy
  • A disorder causing physical exhaustion

What percentage of internet users rely on online information instead of consulting a doctor?

  • 50%
  • 30%
  • 90%
  • 70% (correct)

What percentage of cases had a truly accurate self-diagnosis when relying on online health information?

<p>10% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some factors that psychologists believe can lead to cyberchondria?

<p>Time and financial constraints to visit clinics and laboratories (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common behavior associated with cyberchondria?

<p>Spending many hours online searching for dangerous symptoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of online health search, according to the text?

<p>To allow easy access to health information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of cases had a truly accurate self-diagnosis when relying on online health information?

<p>10% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What behavioral pattern is also known as 'Dr.Google'?

<p>Searching for health information online using search engines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'compulsive tendency' associated with cyberchondria, according to the text?

<p>Self-diagnosing and searching for medical information online (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of internet users rely on online information instead of consulting a doctor, according to the text?

<p>70% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some factors that can lead to cyberchondria, according to the text?

<p>Chronic stress and fatigue, physical exhaustion, and lack of time/financial resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of users were so confident in their self-diagnosed condition that they proceeded to purchase medicinal drugs?

<p>Nearly half (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main message or conclusion of the text?

<p>Relying on online health information can be problematic and lead to inaccurate self-diagnoses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why psychologists believe cyberchondria arises, according to the text?

<p>Chronic stress, fatigue, and physical exhaustion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the compulsive behavior of self-diagnosing and searching for medical information online?

<p>Cyberchondria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of internet users, according to the text, prefer to rely on information from the Internet for self-diagnosis and self-treatment instead of consulting a doctor?

<p>80% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do psychologists believe cyberchondria often arises, as mentioned in the text?

<p>Chronic stress and fatigue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of online health search, what is the empowering effect mentioned in the text?

<p>Ease of access to health information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a person suffering from cyberchondria typically spend many hours doing?

<p>Searching for dangerous symptoms online (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which reason is NOT mentioned in the text as a factor leading to cyberchondria?

<p>Excessive laughter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of users were truly accurate in their self-diagnosed condition when relying on online health information, according to the text?

<p>10% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do if you start feeling dizzy or experiencing throat pain, based on the text?

<p>'Consult a doctor' for a professional diagnosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Dr.Google' is a behavioral pattern associated with:

<p>'Using search engines for health information' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did nearly half of the sample users do after self-diagnosing their conditions online?

<p>Purchased medicinal drugs based on their diagnosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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