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DictionarySeedisorderadjustment disorder
adjustment disorder[ə′jəst·mənt dis‚ȯrd·ər] (psychology) A category of emotional disorder in which an individual exhibits maladaptive reactions to identifiable life events or circumstances. adjustment disorder
adjustment [ah-just´ment] the changing of something to improve its relationship to something else.adjustment disorder a mental disorder characterized by a maladaptive reaction to identifiable stressful life events, such as divorce, loss of job, physical illness, or natural disaster; this diagnosis assumes that the condition will remit when the stress ceases or when the patient adapts to the situation. Called also adjustment reaction.impaired adjustment a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as inability to modify lifestyle or behavior in a manner consistent with a change in health status.Adjustment Disorder A constellation of extreme reactions seen in adolescents, in response to social (and familial) demands to establish personal identity and independence from family.adjustment disorder Child psychiatry A constellation of extreme reactions in adolescents to social demands for establishing personal identity and independence from familyad·just·ment dis·order (ă-jŭst'mĕnt dis-ōr'dĕr) 1. A class of mental and behavioral disorders in which the development of symptoms is related to the presence of some environmental stressor or life event and is expected to remit when the stress ceases. 2. A disorder the essential feature of which is a maladaptive reaction to an identifiable psychological stress, or stressors, which occurs within weeks of the onset of the stressors and persists for up to 6 months. Adjustment disorderA disorder defined by the development of significant emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a stressful event or series of events within the normal range of human experience.Mentioned in: General Adaptation SyndromeFinancialSeeadjustment |