▁students , ▁who ▁perce ive ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁experien cing ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁a ▁disease ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁studying . ▁▁ ▁The ▁condition ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁contract ing ▁the ▁disease ▁in ▁question . ▁Some ▁authors ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁condition ▁must ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁n osoph ob ia ▁rather ▁than ▁" hy po ch ond rias is ", ▁because ▁the ▁quoted ▁studies ▁show ▁a ▁very ▁low ▁percentage ▁of ▁hy po ch ond ri ac al ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁condition , ▁and ▁hence ▁the ▁term ▁" hy po ch ond rias is " ▁would ▁have ▁o min ous ▁th era pe ut ic ▁and ▁pro gn ost ic ▁indic ations . ▁The ▁reference ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁condition ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁immediate ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁in ▁question , ▁leading ▁the ▁student ▁to ▁become ▁und uly ▁aware ▁of ▁various ▁cas ual ▁psych ological ▁and ▁phys i ological ▁d ys functions ; ▁cases ▁show ▁little ▁correlation ▁with ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁psych op ath ology , ▁but ▁rather ▁with ▁accident al ▁factors ▁related ▁to ▁learning ▁and ▁experience . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Ba ars ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁writes ▁that ▁medical ▁students ▁who ▁study ▁" f right ening ▁dise ases " ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁rout in ely ▁experience ▁v ivid ▁del us ions ▁of ▁having ▁contract ed ▁such ▁dise ases , ▁and ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" tem por ary ▁kind ▁of ▁hy po ch ond ria ". ▁Ba ars ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁experience ▁is ▁so ▁common ▁that