Emotional Distress
Dimension 913 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Emotional Distress measures the presence and impact of troubling emotional or psychiatric difficulties, including negative self-evaluation, emotional crisis states, numbness, and problems severe enough to affect daily functioning. It encompasses both subjective emotional suffering and the extent to which that suffering is recognized as a problem in life.
evidence final name · Emotional Result
Minimal Emotional Distress
Expressions activating this band describe isolated mentions of feeling bad, difficulty getting through the day, help-seeking, or possible emotional concerns without a clear, sustained emotional problem or functional impact. The distress is tentative, episodic, screened for, or minimally specified.
Moderate Emotional Distress
Expressions activating this band describe clearly felt emotional strain, such as crisis reactions, emotional abuse, numbness, tension, or reliance on emotional support. The distress is subjectively salient and emotionally meaningful, but is presented mainly as an experienced state rather than a broadly life-altering problem.
High Emotional Distress
Expressions activating this band describe recognized emotional or psychiatric problems that are identified as significant difficulties and linked to changes in daily life, activities, or role functioning. The distress is framed as an established problem with noticeable consequences.
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Low Emotional Result: Content characterized by emotional, due, percent, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect emotional result at this level.
Moderate Emotional Result: Content characterized by allen, emotional, emotionally, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect emotional result at this level.
High Emotional Result: Content characterized by emotional, result, interfere, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect emotional result at this level.