Anxiety
Dimension 9 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Anxiety measures the extent to which an expression conveys fearful apprehension, nervous arousal, and panic-like reactions in response to perceived threat, uncertainty, or bodily sensations. It encompasses persistent worry, feeling tense or scared, and sudden surges of alarm.
evidence final name · Panic Anxiety
Absent Anxiety
Expressions activating this band do not convey a recognizable pattern of worry, fear, nervous arousal, or panic, and instead contain unrelated or context-only content.
Moderate Anxiety
Expressions activating this band convey recurring worry, tension, and easy fearfulness, often focused on uncertain outcomes or bodily sensations that feel alarming. The anxiety is clearly present and distressing, with occasional panic-like features such as feeling unable to breathe or waking up scared.
High Anxiety
Expressions activating this band convey persistent and intrusive worry together with pronounced nervousness or sudden panic states. The anxiety is experienced as hard to dismiss, often escalating into terror, catastrophic interpretations of physical sensations, or repeated concern even after reassurance.
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Low Panic Anxiety: Content characterized by course, provided, solid, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect panic anxiety at this level.
Moderate Panic Anxiety: Content characterized by anxiety, worried, will, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect panic anxiety at this level.
High Panic Anxiety: Content characterized by worried, panic, myself, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect panic anxiety at this level.