Psychological Distress
Dimension 1024 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Psychological Distress measures the extent of negative emotional and mental strain expressed through sadness, worry, despair, burden, disturbed sleep, impaired concentration, and broader difficulties with mood, self-regard, energy, and daily functioning. It encompasses both specific distress symptoms and their impact on everyday life and social engagement.
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Absent Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band are largely administrative, factual, or procedural in content and do not convey a meaningful emotional or mental strain state.
Mild Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band convey discrete negative emotional experiences such as sadness, worry, worthlessness, despair, burden, pain-related upset, or suspicious fear. The distress is present as recognizable symptoms or concerns without a broad portrayal of disrupted daily functioning.
Moderate Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band describe more sustained mental strain marked by overcommitment, sleep difficulty, lack of progress, unusual perceptual experiences, and mixed signals about support or functioning. Distress is experienced as affecting coping and day-to-day life rather than as isolated feelings alone.
Severe Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band portray pervasive difficulty across mood, self-feelings, energy, attention, leisure activity, social contact, and life circumstances. Distress is experienced as broad impairment in emotional well-being and everyday functioning.
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Minimal Next Well: Content characterized by forehead, proof, remain, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect next well at this level.
Moderate Next Well: Content characterized by uber, feb, may, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect next well at this level.
Intense Next Well: Content characterized by well, contentment, disabled, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect next well at this level.
Peak Next Well: Content characterized by next, played, mode, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect next well at this level.