personal distress

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalanddistress

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstres/us
/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition ofpersonalanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal distress

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The weak negative association with 'personaldistress' indicates that the two concepts may be inversely related.
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However, it needs to be seen whether these personality features have relevant clinical consequences other than their impact on function, such as significantpersonaldistress.
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There are two processes that may stem from empathy: sympathy andpersonaldistress.
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It is also viewed aspersonaldistressthat can turn the potential empathizer away or even against the victim on account of fear.
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Personaldistressrefers to selforiented feelings in response to perceiving another in need.
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For example, empathy and sympathy responses reflect moderate sympathetic arousal whereaspersonaldistressreflects over-arousal.
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In contrast, negative emotional intensity was positively related to sympathy andpersonaldistress.
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Patients are instructed to report physical symptoms that cause significantpersonaldistressand for which doctors had not found sufficient explanation.
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In contrast,personaldistressis a self-focused vicarious emotional response that results in aversive, uncomfortable feelings.
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Thepersonaldistressand behavioral disruptions created by delirium in the dying may be able to be palliated and the quality of remaining life improved by careful assessment and management.
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Negative emotional intensity was positively related to sympathy andpersonaldistress, while attentional control was positively related to sympathy and perspective taking, and negatively related topersonaldistress.
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In family system terms, the relative's negativity toward the patient involves a projection of the relative's own feelings of vulnerability deriving from a history ofpersonaldistress.
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The subject can inhibit the processes that normally augmentpersonaldistresssuch as attention to the distress, expression of the distress, and elaboration on the distress.
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It is impossible to measure objectively thepersonaldistressinvolved in the loss of a home, but our proposal is reasonable.
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The alleviation ofpersonaldistress, pain and suffering is their business.
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First, there is the human problem of thepersonaldistressand losses caused by the floods.
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If closure still appears the only answer, there will be full co-operation in ensuring that it takes place with the minimum ofpersonaldistress.
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Those who have broken the law and caused suchpersonaldistressshould be brought to book.
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The guiding principle is the relief ofpersonaldistress.
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