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Broadly, however, it refers to an individual's "perceived capacity to withstand negative emotional and/or other aversive states (e.g. physical discomfort), and the behavioral act of withstanding distressing internal states elicited by some type of stressor." [1] .
Distress tolerance means surviving the moment without making it worse. It is synonymous with damage control, containment, or harm reduction. The goal is short-term coping strategies. Turns unbearable pain into bearable pain. Its purpose is to make pain more manageable.
Dec 12, 2010 · Specifically, distress tolerance has been referred to as (a) the perceived capacity to withstand negative emotional and/or other aversive states (e.g., physical discomfort) and (b) the behavioral act of withstanding distressing internal states elicited by some type of stressor.
- Michael J. Zvolensky, Anka A. Vujanovic, Amit Bernstein, Teresa Leyro
- 10.1177/0963721410388642
- 2010
- 2010/12/12
Jul 1, 2023 · Distress tolerance is often defined as one's ability to withstand negative and/or uncomfortable emotional states. However, after two decades of research, there is still no consensus on how to best conceptualize and measure distress tolerance.
Without an overarching theoretical framework, various formulations of distress tolerance have emphasized an array of source (s) and forms of experiential distress. In addition, two broad, conceptually distinct forms of tolerance have characterized the distress tolerance literature.
- Teresa M. Leyro, Michael J. Zvolensky, Amit Bernstein
- 2010
Distress Tolerance Skills help you to cope with, tolerate or accept pain and distress as part of life. Together with the Mindfulness Skills, Emotion Regulation Skills and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills discussed in the other three Patient Education Manuals, the skills discussed in this manual are meant to help you to tolerate and survive
Jul 11, 2018 · Introduction to Distress Tolerance. The circular definition of Distress Tolerance is tolerating distressing moments. This means that we get through a difficult moment without making it worse. We all have made a bad situation worse at some point in our lives.
