emotional burden
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemotionalandburden
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emotional
adjective
uk/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/us/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɜː.dən/us/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofemotionalandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofemotional burden
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The interview was canceled for patients with an unresectable primary tumor or recurrent disease because of possibleemotionalburden.
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Maintaining this deception can take its toll, including a substantialemotionalburdenon the couple.
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However, the most important factor determining compliance seemed to be the severity of the familial disease and the medical andemotionalburdenit involved.
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Its chronic effects also impose a significantemotionalburden, which is difficult to express meaningfully in monetary terms, on family members and caregivers (21).
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Theoretically, it may also avoid social isolation and ease the financial andemotionalburdenof maternal hospitalization on the family.
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Of the remaining fifty-nine patients, six (10 percent) ultimately refused participation because of theemotionalburden, and three (5 percent) could not be reached.
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In the long term, sharing theemotionalburdenwith others facilitates the grieving process.
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They carry an extraordinaryemotionalburden: namely that we can lose an entire civilisation when we lose a language.
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It is a common belief that children with intellectual disabilities inevitably pose an overwhelming economic oremotionalburdenfor their families because of the special attention the child requires.
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Many marriages are simply not able to carry theemotionalburdenplaced upon them.
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Theemotionalburdento repay bothers some more than others, causing some to overcompensate with more than what was given originally.
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Over time, her pain became so great that she began to malfunction under the strain of heremotionalburden.
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Furthermore, patients and their families may be under stress and theemotionalburden, which can diminish health literacy, necessitates more careful design and evaluation.
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In fact, attention to theemotionalburdenof having cancer is often a part of a patient's treatment plan.
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This did not do wonders for her self-esteem, and other strained relationships within the family placed anemotionalburdenon her.
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The best-interest standard could also be reinterpreted to allow consideration of the emotional burdens and financial costs of treatment alternatives, particularly for family members.
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These responsibilities place both physical and emotional burdens on the family members.
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In addition to financial, employment-related and family problems, about one-third of care-givers reported major body-related and emotional burdens.
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The process draws from indigenous spiritual mysticism to contribute towards releasing tensions, lightening emotional burdens, and resolving real-world problems.
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This can lead to emotional burdens that hinder a child's ability to form relationships with other individuals.
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