Hypochondriacs
There are people who spend years suffering from an (1) …….... which doctors are not usually (2) …….. towards. Hypochondria is a (3) ……... term which describes a highly (4) …..... level of worry about your health. Sufferers regularly visit their doctors with (5) ………... of serious symptoms which doctors cannot explain. Hypochondriacs are always (6) ……... about their health and often imagine that they are suffering from (7) ………... or (8) ……..... diseases. They waste the (9) ……..... time of doctors when really they are perfectly (10) ………... Sufferers can be taught to control their (11) …….... through relaxation techniques.
(1) ill (2) sympathy (3) medicine (4) normal (5) complain
(6) pessimism (7) danger (8) curable (9) value (10) health
(11) anxious
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Hypochondriacs
There arepeople who spend years suffering from an (1) illness which doctors are notusually (2) sympathetic towards. Hypochondria is a (3) medical term whichdescribes a highly (4) abnormal level of worry about your health. Sufferersregularly visit their doctors with (5) complaints of serious symptoms whichdoctors cannot explain. Hypochondriacs are always (6) pessimistic about theirhealth and often imagine that they are suffering from (7) dangerous or (8) incurablediseases. They waste the (9) valuable time of doctors when really they areperfectly (10) healthy. Sufferers can be taught to control their (11) anxiety throughrelaxation techniques.