Anxiety Distress
Dimension 782 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Anxiety Distress measures the extent to which an expression conveys fearful, worried, tense, or unsettled emotional experience, including associated difficulty calming down or concentrating. It encompasses both direct statements of fear and anxiety-related disruption in felt ease, alertness, and mental focus.
evidence final name · Felt Scared
Minimal Anxiety Distress
Expressions activating this band show little clear anxiety content or only isolated, context-bound references to worry, arousal, or functioning without a sustained fearful or tense emotional state.
Moderate Anxiety Distress
Expressions activating this band convey recognizable fearfulness, being easily scared, emotional upset, or loss of calm, often with signs of hopelessness, crying, or reduced concentration.
High Anxiety Distress
Expressions activating this band convey explicit fear, feeling scared or afraid, anxious anticipation, and noticeable disruption of calmness, relaxation, or concentration.
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Low Felt Scared: Content characterized by information, vehicle, between, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect felt scared at this level.
Moderate Felt Scared: Content characterized by felt, seemed, hearted, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect felt scared at this level.
High Felt Scared: Content characterized by scared, showing, all, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect felt scared at this level.