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Type of emotional reaction
In psychology, personal distress is an aversive, self-focused emotional reaction (e.g., anxiety, worry, discomfort) to the apprehension or comprehension
Personal_distress
Ability to understand or feel what another is feeling
Personal distress: feelings of discomfort and anxiety in response to another's suffering. There is no consensus regarding whether personal distress is
Empathy
American whistleblower (1962–2024)
cause of death was suicide by firearm, caused by "a period of serious personal distress" related to his participation in the whistleblower case. Barnett was
John_Barnett_(whistleblower)
Form of altruism based on moral emotion
aimed at the ultimate goal of another's well-being. In contrast, personal distress is a self-directed negative reaction: when an individual witnesses
Empathy-altruism
in distress, but equal or higher levels of personal distress compared to control groups. The combination of reduced empathy and increased personal distress
Empathy_in_autistic_people
Breakdown in empathy
another) or personal distress (i.e. when another's distress causes distress for the self). A trait-level tendency to experience personal distress (vs. empathic
Empathy_gap
Subgenre of comedy
awkwardness, guilty pleasure, self-deprecation, idiosyncratic humor, and personal distress. Cringe comedy frequently pulls from mundane situations and is often
Cringe_comedy
Internationally recognized means for obtaining help
A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals are communicated by transmitting
Distress_signal
Capacity to distinguish oneself from others
and emotional contagion might be present; excesses can result in personal distress, paranoia, motor tics and compulsions. Self-other control is crucial
Self-other_control
American social psychologist (born 1943)
higher personal distress whereas focusing on the emotional and behavioral reactions of another's plight yields greater empathic concern and less personal distress
Daniel_Batson
Type of healer in many traditional medicine systems
well-being and social harmony. Rituals allow for the expression of personal distress, engagement with spirits, and emotional release, while medicines,
Witch_doctor
and to require more self-control than either emotional contagion or personal distress. Developmental research indicates a broad range of social competencies
Empathic_concern
Medical condition
PMID 11247236. S2CID 27270983. Althof SE (2001). "My personal distress over the inclusion of personal distress". J Sex Marital Ther. 27 (2): 123–5. doi:10
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Hypoactive_sexual_desire_disorder
Voluntarily prosocial behaviour
reduce personal distress experienced from knowing the situation of the people in need. Helping behavior happens only when the personal distress cannot
Helping_behavior
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
difficulty reaching orgasm after ample sexual stimulation, causing personal distress. This is significantly more common in women than in men, which has
Sexual_intercourse
Psychological measure of empathy
sympathy and concern for unfortunate others. Personal Distress – measures "self-oriented" feelings of personal anxiety and unease in tense interpersonal
Interpersonal Reactivity Index
Interpersonal_Reactivity_Index
Series of social psychology experiments
Slater, Mel (January 1, 2009). "Virtual milgram: empathic concern or personal distress? Evidence from functional MRI and dispositional measures". Frontiers
Milgram_experiment
Erotic roleplay involving the submission of one person to another
person being diagnosed must be experiencing personal distress about their paraphilia rather than distress coming from society's disapproval. The growth
Dominance_and_submission
Sexual fetish in which a person feels a desire to wear or use diapers
underlying desire causes someone to "feel personal distress about their interest, [and] not merely distress resulting from society's disapproval". While
Diaper_fetishism
Radio transmitter to locate people in distress
manually on the SSAS. PLB (personal locator beacons) are carried by individuals and intended to indicate a person in distress who is away from normal emergency
Emergency position-indicating radio beacon
Emergency_position-indicating_radio_beacon
Symptoms and experiences that are troubling, confusing, or unusual
prefer the term "mental distress" in describing their experience as they feel it better captures that sense of the unique and personal nature of their experience
Mental_distress
Recognition and understanding of another person's pain
tend to feel increased levels of personal distress when perceiving any sign of pain in other people. This personal distress has been described as "hyper sensitivity"
Pain_empathy
Medical condition
and interpersonal influences. Psychosocial distress is commonly caused by clinically related trauma, personal life changes, and extraneous stressors, which
Psychosocial_distress
Personality disorder
others), the abnormal behavior pattern (enduring, of long standing), personal distress and the abnormal behavior pattern must be clearly maladaptive and
Passive–aggressive personality disorder
Passive–aggressive_personality_disorder
Legal term for an injury to a person
suffering, loss of consortium, the effects of defamation, and emotional distress. Personal injury torts may result in claims for both special and general damages
Personal_injury
Positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good
motive but simply as a response to end a particular, individual, personal distress arisen in us by our own sentiments. Christopher Peterson and Martin
Virtue
American physicist (born 1946)
that Postol repeatedly violated MIT confidentiality rules "causing personal distress to the Lincoln Laboratory researchers, their families and colleagues"
Theodore_Postol
Role-playing of an infant-like state
atypical sexual behaviors which do not cause functional impairment, personal distress, danger to others, or have legal implications are generally not considered
Paraphilic_infantilism
American psychologist and scholar (born 1950)
work helped establish the distinction between empathy, sympathy, and personal distress and shaped contemporary theories of emotional and social development
Nancy_Eisenberg
Involuntary muscle spasm that interferes with vaginal penetration
dysfunction, can be made when "symptoms are sufficient to result in personal distress." The DSM-IV-TR defines vaginismus as "recurrent or persistent involuntary
Vaginismus
Device used to set off an alarm when a firefighter is in distress
PASS device (personal alert safety system), also known as a distress signal unit (DSU) or ADSU (automatic distress signal unit), is a personal safety device
PASS_device
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
Chancellor, Jim Callaghan, who felt he must resign over it. Callaghan's personal distress was increased by a careless answer he gave to a backbencher's question
James_Callaghan
American spy and double agent (born 1950)
personal life, officials feared he might be a candidate for recruitment by foreign intelligence agencies. During two years of great personal distress
Harold_James_Nicholson
Theory on the psychological basis of autism
higher levels of personal distress compared to controls. The combination of reduced empathic concern and increased personal distress may lead to the overall
Empathising–systemising theory
Empathising–systemising_theory
Australian artist
Australian aborigine to get hold of me'. Ricketts compares his own personal distress over the environment to the suffering of the Aboriginal People. His
William_Ricketts
Psychological model
affects personal distress over the unachievable. "By having new goals available, and reengaging in those new goals, a person can reduce distress..., while
Rubicon_model
Series of 19 poems by John Donne
believed to have been written in 1609 and 1610, during a period of great personal distress and strife for Donne who suffered a combination of physical, emotional
Holy_Sonnets
Book of sacred songs in the Hebrew Bible
individual laments, the psalmist thanks God for deliverance from personal distress. In addition to these five major genres, Gunkel also recognised a
Psalms
Bipolar spectrum disorder
primarily stemming from depression. Their recurrent depression results in personal distress and disability. This disability can present itself in the form of
Bipolar_II_disorder
Novella by Thomas Mann
love was never revealed, but it did cause a lot of public gossip and personal distress on the Pringsheim family. After being married to Katja for a few months
The_Blood_of_the_Walsungs
Radio-frequency beacon used to locate airplanes, vessels, and persons in distress
on sea-going vessels PLBs (personal locator beacons) are for personal use and are intended to indicate a person in distress who is away from normal emergency
Emergency_locator_beacon
Italian-French singer and actor (1922–2004)
comeback to singing, giving concerts despite his declining health and personal distress, the last one being held as late as the spring of 2004. In later life
Serge_Reggiani
Common law self-help remedy involving land and the seizure of property
Distress damage feasant is a common law self-help legal remedy whereby a person who is in possession of land may impound a chattel which is wrongfully
Distress_damage_feasant
Process for psychological recovery
his/her environment, so as to facilitate improvement in symptoms or personal distress and life outcomes. These services often "combine pharmacologic treatment
Psychiatric_rehabilitation
Psychological bias
more personal distress than those securely attached when confronted with victims in need, so they donate more in order to relieve their distress. When
Identifiable_victim_effect
Act of analyzing from an alternative point of view
(IRI). The IRI consists of four subscales: fantasy, empathic concern, personal distress, and perspective-taking. The perspective-taking subscale asks participants
Perspective-taking
1975 deaths of three siblings at West Chapple Farm, Devon, England
complaining of numerous inaccuracies in Earth to Earth that caused them personal distress. Cornwell’s book, based on interviews with Winkleigh residents, drew
West_Chapple_Farm_tragedy
Emotional state associated levels of discomfort
Humiliation Idiosyncrasy Inferiority complex Modesty Moral emotions Personal distress Self-deprecation Shame Social inhibition Notes R. J., Edelmann (1985)
Embarrassment
Difference between a desired sexual intercourse frequency and the actual frequency
affect the individual's sexual functioning. The manifestation of personal distress due to the disorder in the absence of non-sexual disorders, significant
Desire_discrepancy
Mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
abortion. Such offenders "often self-radicalize from a volatile mix of personal distress, psychological issues, and an ideology that can be sculpted to justify
2009_Fort_Hood_shooting
Pediatric depressive disorders
are encouraged to open up more emotionally and communicate their personal distress, while women are encouraged to be assertive of their own strengths
Depression in childhood and adolescence
Depression_in_childhood_and_adolescence
Medication used to treat premature ejaculation
men of 18 to 64 years of age with PE. Since PE is associated with personal distress and interrelationship difficulty, dapoxetine provides help for men
Dapoxetine
British clinical psychologist
emphasizing the extent to which society is often responsible for personal distress. Critical of the claims made by psychotherapy, he suggests that it
David_Smail_(psychologist)
Cumulative emotional harm
individuals but for the communities they exist within. Relieving personal distress and promoting individual coping are important treatment goals, but
Historical_trauma
Dutch Golden Age painter (born 1629)
economic downturn. It is possible that De Hooch's work was influenced by personal distress, following the death of his wife in 1667 at the age of 38, which left
Pieter_de_Hooch
Tort in common law
emotional distress (IIED; sometimes called the tort of outrage) is a common law tort that allows individuals to recover for severe emotional distress caused
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Intentional_infliction_of_emotional_distress
1893 detective novel by Anna Katharine Green
signs of agitation and distress throughout the day. That morning, each one had received a mysterious letter marked 'personal', which they both quickly
Marked_"Personal"
1994 video game
The 3 decide to do different things. Yendor wants to overload his Personal Distress Assistant. Titan Rose wants to chant The Sacred Chant of the Great
Dazzeloids
Seizure of property to obtain payments
Distraint or distress is "the seizure of someone's property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed", especially in common law countries
Distraint
mourning attire altogether, which could lead to social stigma or personal distress. The inability to properly observe mourning customs underscored the
Gender issues in the American Civil War
Gender_issues_in_the_American_Civil_War
1964 theatre play by Harold Pinter
vacuum', like his denial of Teddy and Ruth's marriage, suggests his personal distress at the portrayal of marriage and what Pinter has called the characters'
The_Homecoming
Tanning using an artificial source of ultraviolet light
characterized as excessive indoor tanning that causes the subject personal distress; it has been associated with anxiety, eating disorders, and smoking
Indoor_tanning
Estonian activist (born 1997)
announcement of specific coalition-building efforts, could trigger acute personal distress and anxiety. Their perspective on the program emphasized that unchecked
Anette_Mäletjärv
Mental distress due to gender incongruence
Gender dysphoria is distress arising from the mismatch between one's gender identity and aspects of one's body, social role, and lived experience that
Gender_dysphoria
Roman general and statesman, consul in 207 BCE
aftermath: Hannibal under the double blow of so great a public and personal distress exclaimed: 'now, at last, I see the destiny of Carthage plain'. What
Gaius_Claudius_Nero
American actor and model (1972–2023)
noting that he frequently intervened to help models in financial or personal distress without expecting anything in return. "Performer Jason Nikas Dies
Jason_Nikas
Form of insurance coverage
includes coverage for personal injury, particularly coverage for emotional distress (typically negligent infliction of emotional distress rather than intentional
Personal_injury_protection
the partner in order to help lessen their distress in a stressful situation, or to help them pursue personal growth and development goals in challenging
Caring in intimate relationships
Caring_in_intimate_relationships
Season of television series
patient's wishes. The death of someone close to J.D. prompts even more personal distress amidst the bad breakup with Elliot, and he attempts to play the death
Scrubs_season_1
Influencing peers to conform
Opinion corridor – Theory of legitimate public discourse Peer contagion Personal distress – Type of emotional reaction Pluralistic ignorance – Incorrect perception
Peer_pressure
Literary scholar
graphic narratives, narrative empathy evoked by nonfiction, narrative personal distress, and empathic inaccuracy. A selection of these essays and chapters
Suzanne_Keen
Concern for the well-being of others
someone suffering. Feelings of empathic concern are contrasted with personal distress, which compels people to reduce their unpleasant emotions and increase
Altruism
Emotions concerning morality
someone in need. This is the Hullian tension-reduction model in which personal distress caused by another in need leads the person to help in order to alleviate
Moral_emotions
Psychology subdisciplines
may be considered abnormal if they are associated with disability, personal distress, the violation of social norms, or dysfunction. Anomalistic psychology
Subfields_of_psychology
2023 film by Christopher Nolan
people from Hiroshima who viewed the film reported feeling discomfort and distress while watching it. One point of contention was on the choice to not visually
Oppenheimer_(film)
2016 novel by Chetan Bhagat
Radhika Mehta, a senior employee in the distressed debt group at Goldman Sachs. The novel explores the personal and professional challenges she faces within
One_Indian_Girl
Movement or motivation to help others
of both personal distress (e.g., feelings of subjective distress at another's plight), or empathic concern or distress (e.g., feeling distress on behalf
Compassion
Theory in social psychology
development. Most comparisons can cause negative introspection and personal distress. In contrast, others regard it as an opinion that increases others'
Social_comparison_theory
2022 book by Rachel Aviv
people in extreme mental distress. It was listed among the New York Times’ "The 10 Best Books of 2022". The book explores the personal stories of mentally
Strangers_to_Ourselves_(book)
Branch of psychology
disturbances in behavior, thoughts, or emotions. Symptoms associated with personal distress or impairment. Symptoms that stem from internal dysfunctions (i.e
Abnormal_psychology
Interdisciplinary concept
known as sympathy, or someone’s ability to feel for others in pain, Personal Distress: feeling with others or sharing in their pain. Mar et al., in a study
Empathy_in_literature
Soldier and military doctor (1930–2015)
devotion to duty, self-sacrifice and extreme fortitude when in great personal distress was an inspiration to members of his battalion. Upon his release from
William James (Australian general)
William_James_(Australian_general)
American fraudster
his wife and that was later given to the FBI, Ward wrote of much personal distress and even the possibility of taking his own life over his guilt. In
Joel_N._Ward
1982 American drama film by Robert Towne
drives her home, and they become friends. Tory consoles Chris when she is distressed. After a while, they have sex and fall in love. Coach Terry Tingloff,
Personal_Best_(film)
Pakistani village
The Mirza's son and father both died during the siege, causing him personal distress. Meanwhile, disease broke out in the Khan-i-Khanan's camp. In an attempt
Unarpur
Extreme or rapid change in mood
caused by drugs or by a physical disorder, and which cause significant personal distress or social dysfunction. Bowen, Rudy; Rahman, Hiba; Dong, Lisa Yue;
Mood_swing
2026 Indian Marathi-language film
anything else, Siddharth places greater importance on helping people in distress. Their contrasting philosophies are put to the test when a devastating
Frame_(2026_film)
Spanish guerrilla fighter (1917–2004)
prison due to his legal status as a woman. This caused him significant personal distress, as he was forced to wear women's clothing again and endure solitary
Florencio_Pla_Meseguer
Economic theory
as "personal distress". In surveys of self-reported guilt, people experience roughly as much interpersonal and societal guilt as they do personal guilt
Warm-glow_giving
separately activated. Also known as a PASS device (personal alert safety system) or PDA (personal distress alarm). Aerial fire apparatus Fire truck, meeting
Glossary of firefighting equipment
Glossary_of_firefighting_equipment
Budgeting and expenses
Personal finance is the financial management that an individual or a family unit performs to budget, save, and spend monetary resources in a controlled
Personal_finance
Occupational hazard to one's psychological well-being
proper consultation and training of employees. Personal protective equipment includes personal distress alarms, as well as equipment typically used for
Psychosocial_hazard
Feeling of pity for the distress of another
is the perception of, understanding of, and supportive reaction to the distress or need of another life form. According to philosopher David Hume, this
Sympathy
Personal union of two kingdoms
Croatia and Dalmatia (Latin: Regnum Croatiae et Dalmatiae), entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1102, after a period of rule of kings
Croatia in personal union with Hungary
Croatia_in_personal_union_with_Hungary
Study of sexuality focused on women
having lowered sexual desire that causes "personal distress" over a period of time. Oftentimes, the personal distress that women are feeling is due to relationship
Feminist_sexology
American actor and filmmaker (born 1972)
actor moments, but instead from the messy details of a man in a plateaued distress". David Sims of The Atlantic praised the "subtlety", "vulnerability" and
Ben_Affleck
International satellite-aided search and rescue initiative
distress, and forwarding this alert information to authorities that can take action for rescue. Member countries support the distribution of distress
International Cospas-Sarsat Programme
International_Cospas-Sarsat_Programme
Broadcast made to the Commonwealth realms
Parliament which is written by the government, the Christmas speech is a personal message written by the monarch with input from spouses and direct advisors
Royal_Christmas_message
high school football player wrote that he faced "victimization and personal distress over the profusion of homophobia within his sport..." This homophobic
Youth sports in the United States
Youth_sports_in_the_United_States
Romanian writer and historian (1921–1993)
destroyed by the regime's representatives. Such measures caused Negoiţescu distress, and led him to attempt killing himself a third time, on August 23, 1974
Ion_Negoițescu
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