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Core symptoms:

 Persistent preoccupation with the possibility of having one or more serious progressive illnesses

 Preoccupation with normal or common bodily experiences, such as headaches, which are interpreted as signs of severe illness.

Common symptoms:

 Frequent contact with health professionals to request investigations in the belief or conviction that one has a severe and undiagnosed progressive physical illness

 Negative results from such investigations do not lead to prolonged change in belief or behaviour.