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distress
(redirected from spiritual distress)

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distress
1. mental pain; anguish
2. physical or financial trouble
3. in distress (of a ship, aircraft, etc.) in dire need of help
4. Law
a. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of or in satisfaction of a debt, claim, etc.; distraint
b. the property thus seized
c. US (as modifier): distress merchandise


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Clinical vignettes illustrate the assessment of spiritual distress and spiritual resources relevant to treatment, e.
In the midst of great spiritual distress and distance from his Orthodox Jewish father, he read Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile, a book that offended both Catholics and Protestants because it denies original sin.
Regarding psychosocial services, only about half of the respondents indicated that they were comfortable asking their patients about emotional, family, and spiritual distress.
 
 
 
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