Fearfulness
Dimension 496 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Fearfulness measures the tendency for expressions to convey fear, being easily frightened, and persistent apprehension about threats or frightening experiences. It encompasses panic-like alarm, worry about danger, and a broad readiness to feel scared.
evidence final name · Anxiety activation
Minimal Fearfulness
Expressions activating this band show little stable fear content, with fear-related wording appearing only as isolated symptoms, brief mentions, or mixed content rather than a clear pattern of being frightened or fear-prone.
Moderate Fearfulness
Expressions activating this band describe noticeable fear and alarm, including feeling scared, panicky, worried, or afraid that something awful may happen. The fear is emotionally salient and tied to distressing sensations or anticipated threat.
High Fearfulness
Expressions activating this band portray a pronounced disposition to become scared easily, especially in unfamiliar, tense, or evocative situations. Fear appears as a recurring personal tendency rather than a single episode.
Severe Fearfulness
Expressions activating this band convey pervasive and generalized fears, with many things experienced as frightening and a strong readiness to be easily scared. Fear is presented as an ongoing problem that broadly shapes experience.
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Minimal Anxiety activation: Anxiety activation is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse anxiety activation.
Moderate Anxiety activation: Anxiety activation is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. Compared to the band below, anxiety activation is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect anxiety activation at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.
Intense Anxiety activation: Anxiety activation is experienced here predominantly in its cognitive and anticipatory form. Expressions reflect apprehension, concern, and expectation of negative outcomes. Unlike the band below, where anxiety activation was characterized by the clinical form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band likely reflect anticipatory or cognitive anxiety activation.
Peak Anxiety activation: Anxiety activation is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. Unlike the band below, where anxiety activation was characterized by the cognitive and anticipatory form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band likely reflect anxiety activation at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.