The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.
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any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predom…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no appare…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no appare…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no appare…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.The act of depressing.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of re…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predom…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predom…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychiatry.any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predom…
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The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.Adjustment.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.To measure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.An apparatus for weighing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.Changes made to cope with the effects of climate change.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.Mutual adjustment.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adjustment.The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.
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