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Adjustment disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F43.2 ICD 9 309 … Wikipedia
adjustment disorder — n any of a group of psychological disorders characterized by emotional or behavioral symptoms that occur in response to a specific stressor (as divorce or unemployment) and are either excessive or impair social or occupational functioning and… … Medical dictionary
adjustment disorder — Psychiatry. a mental disorder that occurs as a maladaptive reaction to an episode of psychological, social, or physical stress, as divorce or a natural disaster. * * * … Universalium
adjustment — Synonyms and related words: abatement of differences, about face, acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, accord, accordance, accustoming, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjusting, adjustive reaction, agreement, alignment, alteration,… … Moby Thesaurus
adjustment disorder — Psychiatry. a mental disorder that occurs as a maladaptive reaction to an episode of psychological, social, or physical stress, as divorce or a natural disaster … Useful english dictionary
Acute stress reaction — This article is about the psychological condition sometimes called shock. For the circulatory condition, see shock (circulatory). Acute stress reaction Classification and external resources After being attacked and stabbed, Austrian empress… … Wikipedia
Period of Adjustment — Infobox Film name = Period of Adjustment image size = caption = Theatrical film poster director = George Roy Hill producer = Lawrence Weingarten writer = Isobel Lennart Tennessee Williams narrator = starring = Anthony Franciosa Jane Fonda Jim… … Wikipedia
Startle reaction — The startle reaction, also called the startle response, startle reflex or alarm reaction, is the response of mind and body to a sudden unexpected stimulus, such as a flash of light, a loud noise (acoustic startle reflex), or a quick movement near … Wikipedia
acute situational reaction — acute stress reaction a transient, self limiting acute emotional reaction to severe psychological stress; it is variably defined as comprising one or more of the following DSM IV categories: adjustment disorder, brief reactive psychosis, acute… … Medical dictionary
stress reaction — any of the biological reactions to adverse stimuli, physical, mental, or emotional, internal or external, that tend to disturb the organism s homeostasis; should these compensating reactions, physiological or psychological, be inadequate or… … Medical dictionary
