Psychological Distress
Dimension 180 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Psychological Distress measures the presence and felt impact of emotional strain, stress, and distressing internal experience. It encompasses subjective upset linked to worries, difficult thoughts or images, interpersonal strain, and disruption in day-to-day functioning.
Minimal Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band do not convey a clear emotional strain signal and are largely neutral, topical, or unrelated to subjective upset. When distress-related content appears, it is too weak or nonspecific to indicate an active state of distress.
Moderate Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band describe recognizable stress, sadness, anxiety, pain, concentration difficulty, or other emotionally burdensome experiences, often alongside coping, mitigation, or reflective distance from those experiences. Distress is present as a meaningful concern but is not framed as pervasive or strongly impairing.
High Psychological Distress
Expressions activating this band explicitly center on distress, stressors, and emotionally upsetting experiences such as conflict, identity-related upset, distressing thoughts, or relationship problems. The distress is described as salient and consequential, with clear subjective burden and potential interference in social or daily functioning.