Distress Bother
Dimension 1014 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Distress Bother measures how much symptoms, emotions, memories, limitations, or life difficulties are experienced as upsetting, intrusive, or troublesome. It encompasses the subjective sense of being bothered across physical, emotional, and functional experiences.
evidence final name · Bother Bothered
Minimal Distress Bother
Expressions activating this band show little clear evidence that experiences are felt as bothersome, with content that is mixed, incidental, or only indirectly related to upset. When distress is present, it appears only in a minimal or weakly specified form.
Mild Distress Bother
Expressions activating this band describe experiences as somewhat troubling, irritating, or effortful, often involving restlessness, worry, fatigue, appetite change, or avoidance. The upset is noticeable but remains limited and situational.
Moderate Distress Bother
Expressions activating this band describe a clear sense of being bothered by symptoms, irritability, concentration problems, pain, speech difficulties, or insufficient support. The troublesome quality is directly acknowledged as a meaningful part of the experience.
High Distress Bother
Expressions activating this band describe experiences as distinctly upsetting or emotionally disruptive, including fatigue, depression, health problems, mobility difficulties, or reactions to difficult events. The bother is sustained and salient in daily experience.
Severe Distress Bother
Expressions activating this band describe intense upset from reminders, sorrow, anger, anxiety, embarrassment, or limitations in everyday activities. The experience is strongly intrusive and felt as a major source of distress.
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Minimal Bother Bothered: Content characterized by hotel, got, rocksmith, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect bother bothered at this level.
Emerging Bother Bothered: Content characterized by make, bothered, bother, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect bother bothered at this level.
Elevated Bother Bothered: Content characterized by bothered, bother, all, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect bother bothered at this level.
Severe Bother Bothered: Content characterized by bother, bothering, bothers, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect bother bothered at this level.