emotional distress
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemotionalanddistress
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emotional
adjective
uk/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/us/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈstres/us/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition ofemotionalanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It seems plausible that some youth will continue to function well in school despite feelings ofemotionaldistress.
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At the conclusion of the interview, research staff followed-up with children about any responses that might indicate possible parental maltreatment or significantemotionaldistress.
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Stress andemotionaldistressdid not distinguish abstainers from moderate or light/typical users, and did not distinguish problem users from moderately impaired users.
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Progressive impairment of subjects' ability to articulateemotionaldistressis a particular problem.
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This awareness is particularly true in the realm ofemotionaldistress.
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For instance, adolescents who viewed their teachers as providing both academic and emotional support were less likely to experience alienation from school oremotionaldistress.
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For instance, maternalemotionaldistresshad an impact on parental intrusiveness through its effect on decreasing dyadic reciprocity, which in turn, led to higher intrusiveness.
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In summary, support was found for many of the predicted associations between belief content andemotionaldistress.
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First, the majority of research has been conducted on clinical samples of pain patients with high levels of pain andemotionaldistress.
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The effects of life events onemotionaldistresscould be mediated by neuroticism.
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In this paper it is speculated that other aspects of the content of delusions are also of relevance in understandingemotionaldistress.
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A detailed assessment was made of the presence of safety behaviours, the content of delusions andemotionaldistress.
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Emotionaldistressregulation takes precedence over impulse control : if you feel bad, do it !
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Severeemotionaldistresscan result if family members discover that a loved one's body has been used for research without their knowledge and authorization.
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Thisemotionaldistressoften lasts for weeks or months.
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Apparently, a lack of symptoms ofemotionaldistressearly in middle school is associated with higher actual achievement at the end of middle school.
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They are the ones who will have to shoulder the majority of the burden of care and deal withemotionaldistress.
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