Health Lens dimensions

Somatic Distress

Dimension 815 of 1,100 · Health Lens

Excitement Index
0.0506

Somatic Distress measures the extent to which expressions convey bodily discomfort, physiological arousal, and physical symptoms that intrude on attention, functioning, or felt well-being. It encompasses awareness of pain, itch, sleep-related bodily disruption, and autonomic sensations such as rapid heartbeat or altered breathing.

evidence final name · Pulse Woke

Bands

Low Somatic Distress

Expressions activating this band mention health, symptoms, or difficulties in broad, contextual, or minimally distressing ways, with attention still available for goals, family life, or general description rather than immediate bodily discomfort.

Moderate Somatic Distress

Expressions activating this band describe noticeable physical discomfort or bodily arousal that is actively felt and begins to interfere with focus, standing, or emotional ease. Symptoms are salient and concerning, but are presented as episodic or bounded rather than overwhelming.

High Somatic Distress

Expressions activating this band convey prominent bodily disturbance marked by strong physiological sensations or persistent physical symptoms, such as rapid heartbeat, breathing-related activation, sleep disruption, itch, or illness burden. The body is experienced as a major source of discomfort or disruption in daily life.

Evidence summary

Candidate names

Pulse Woke1.00
Expelled0.50
Stomach0.50

Sentence counts by range

B-8..B-31,081,190
B-2..B43,900,597
B5..B756

Dataset representation

01__health_reviews__druglib__benefits_effectiveness58
03__fact_checking__liar__truth_ordinal51
05__whole_disney_dataset__rating58
06__text_reviews__acl_imdb__binary_sentiment84
07__emotion_labels__goemotions_reddit__multilabel75
08__dialogue_emotion__empathetic_dialogues__context91
10__social_media_sentiment__sentiment140__binary94
11__consumer_complaints__response_explanation_vs_relief83

Anchor definitions

Low Pulse Woke

Low Pulse Woke: Content characterized by will, felt, yeah, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect pulse woke at this level.

Moderate Pulse Woke

Moderate Pulse Woke: Content characterized by remaind, pulse, moved, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect pulse woke at this level.

High Pulse Woke

High Pulse Woke: Content characterized by his, pulse, heart, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect pulse woke at this level.