Dissociative Distress
Dimension 152 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Dissociative Distress measures the intensity of altered awareness, detachment, disorientation, and related dysregulated arousal as expressed in an expression. It encompasses experiences such as feeling distant or cut off, jumpiness, dissociation, losing track of surroundings, and bodily distress that accompanies these states.
evidence final name · Ptsd Civilian Pcl-c
Minimal Dissociative Distress
Expressions activating this band show little clear evidence of altered awareness or detachment, and are often dominated by unrelated complaints, general negative feeling, or emotion management language. When the proxy appears, it is only in a faint or indirect form.
Mild Dissociative Distress
Expressions activating this band describe intermittent unease marked by dizziness, jumpiness, social disconnection, or feeling cut off from other people. The experience is present as discomfort and instability, but remains loosely framed rather than fully disorganizing awareness.
Moderate Dissociative Distress
Expressions activating this band center on explicit dissociative and hyperarousal experiences, including being easily startled, feeling distant from others, and directly naming dissociation. The state is recognizable and disruptive, with detachment and physiological discomfort both clearly in view.
Severe Dissociative Distress
Expressions activating this band describe intense disruption of orientation and awareness, such as disorientation, losing track of where one is or what is happening, and strong destabilizing feelings. These expressions often also include acute bodily upset and agitation, including shaking, nausea, vomiting, irritability, and perceptual disturbance.
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Minimal Ptsd Civilian Pcl-c: Ptsd civilian pcl-c is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse ptsd civilian pcl-c.
Moderate Ptsd Civilian Pcl-c: Ptsd civilian pcl-c is experienced here as direct functional disruption, reflecting interference with daily life and measurable impairment. Unlike the band below, where ptsd civilian pcl-c was characterized by a general or mixed form, the proxy here has shifted in character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect direct functional disruption from ptsd civilian pcl-c.
Intense Ptsd Civilian Pcl-c: Ptsd civilian pcl-c is present here in a general or mixed form without a single dominant facet. Unlike the band below, where ptsd civilian pcl-c was characterized by direct functional disruption, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band may reflect general or diffuse ptsd civilian pcl-c.
Peak Ptsd Civilian Pcl-c: Ptsd civilian pcl-c is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. Unlike the band below, where ptsd civilian pcl-c was characterized by a general or mixed form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band likely reflect ptsd civilian pcl-c at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.