adjustment disorder

noun

A disorder of individuals who cannot adjust to or cope with a particular stressor, such as a major life event. It may be characterized by depression, anxiety, and/or traumatic stress symptoms.

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Meanings

nounadjustment disorder (plural adjustment disorders)

plural adjustment disorders

  1. A disorder of individuals who cannot adjust to or cope with a particular stressor, such as a major life event. It may be characterized by depression, anxiety, and/or traumatic stress symptoms.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 適應障礙 /适应障碍
  • 適應障礙 /适应障碍 (shìyìng zhàng'ài)disorder
Dutch aanpassingsstoornis
  • aanpassingsstoornisdisorder
Finnish sopeutumishäiriö
  • sopeutumishäiriödisorder
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