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adjustment disorder

 
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–noun 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.
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Main Entry: adjustment disorder
Function: noun
: any of a group of psychological disorders characterized by emotional or behavioral symptoms that occur in response to aspecific stressor (as divorce or unemployment) and are either excessive or impair social or occupational functioning and relationships
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adjustment disorder ad·just·ment disorder (ə-jŭst'mənt)
n.
Any of a class of disorders that result from an individual's failure to adapt to identifiable stresses in the environment such as divorce, natural disaster, family discord, or retirement, characterized by an impaired ability to function socially or occupationally.

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