"distinguishing problem" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is commonly used to describe a specific problem or challenge that sets something apart or makes it unique. Here is an example: "The distinguishing problem of our generation is the rapid advancement of technology and the struggle to keep up with its constant changes."
Patients also reported some difficulties distinguishing problems associated with their long-term conditions, and those related to advancing age.
This culminated in studies that showed it was possible to identify patterns of play that distinguish problem gamblers from non-problem players.
There is abundant literature on how to distinguish problem gambling (PG) from social gambling, but there are very few studies of the long-term evolution of gambling practice.
There is abundant literature on how to distinguish problem gambling from social gambling [ 2- 6], but there are very few studies of the long-term evolution of gambling practice, even though this study design is the only one which can identify protective and risk factors for PG [ 7].
To assess difficulties that occur during treatment with the Ilizarov external fixator, Paley's classification was used [17] to distinguish problems, obstacles and complications.
In this respect, Descartes is moving from Pappus's descriptive classification to a normative one that separates geometrical curves from non-geometrical curves, and thereby distinguishes problems that have a legitimate geometrical solution from those that do not.
Among the numerous ways to cope with disease, two general strategies can be distinguished: problem-solving (i.e., do something active to avoid stressful circumstances) and emotion-focused coping strategies (i.e., try to regulate the emotional consequences of stressful or potentially stressful events).
Objective: of the study was to examine the extent to which cognitive emotion regulation strategies were 'common determinants' of Internalizing and Externalizing problems and/or 'specific determinants' distinguishing one problem category from the other.
Specifically, experts typically are more adept at distinguishing relevant problem components (domain principles) from contextual details or peripheral surface features (objects, places, people), identifying the formal structure of a problem, and generalizing across similarly structured problem types (Silver 1979).
This entails distinguishing the problem and finding appropriate solutions.
