Worry
Dimension 962 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Worry measures the tendency for expressions to convey apprehensive, concern-focused thinking about possible problems, evaluation, safety, or coping. It encompasses both situational worry and a more generalized style of being easily preoccupied by feared outcomes.
evidence final name · Anxiety activation
Minimal Worry
Expressions activating this band show little to no active apprehensive concern, often focusing instead on neutral facts, general evaluations, or support without sustained anticipation of threat or negative outcomes.
Moderate Worry
Expressions activating this band convey noticeable concern, nervous anticipation, or fear tied to specific situations such as social interactions, pain, school, or performance. Worry is present as a meaningful emotional burden but remains linked to identifiable circumstances.
High Worry
Expressions activating this band reflect persistent, readily triggered apprehension and frequent preoccupation with what might go wrong. Concern extends across separation, social judgment, competence, and everyday events, giving the expression a broadly worried tone.
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Low Anxiety activation: Expressions show no meaningful anxiety activation content. The proxy is effectively absent. Expressions activating this band are unrelated to anxiety activation.
Moderate Anxiety activation: Anxiety activation is experienced here predominantly in its cognitive and anticipatory form. Expressions reflect apprehension, concern, and expectation of negative outcomes. This is the first band where anxiety activation becomes detectable. Expressions activating this band likely reflect anticipatory or cognitive anxiety activation.
High 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.