problem severity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproblemandseverity
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problem
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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severity
noun[U]
uk/sɪˈver.ə.ti/us/səˈver.ə.t̬i/
seriousness:
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First, as noted earlier, the restricted range ofproblemseveritywithin any clinic sample poses a strong challenge for predictor variables.
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A valid criticism of this paper is that the study did not include an objective measure ofproblemseverity.
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The patients' perceptions ofproblemseverity, self-control and mastery were analysed by treatment group and time.
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Contrary to our hypothesis, attachment variables showed little ability to explain concurrent or future variation in theproblemseverityor diagnostic status of clinic boys.
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No previous research has indicated whether the quality of the parent-child relationship predictsproblemseverityor diagnostic status of clinic cases once identified.
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Another point to consider is that : perception ofproblemseverity, self-control and mastery may simply be proxy measures of depressed mood.
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This pattern obtains despite large differences in political systems and moderate differences inproblemseverity.
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This study has shown patient ratings ofproblemseverityand of their sense of mastery and self-control to be clearly associated with the severity of their depressive disorder.
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Are attachment variables related to concurrentproblemseverityand diagnosis within the clinic group?
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However, significant differences were found for the main problem identified in favour of medication producing a swifter change in the perception ofproblemseverityat both 6 and 12 weeks.
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The presence or absence of blackouts was cross-tabulated against various measures of alcoholproblemseverity.
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