psychological decompensation

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• Decompensation — In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a previously working structure or system. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is compensated, it is able to function despite stressors… …   Wikipedia

• decompensation — noun a) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration. Once it was determined that hyperthyroidism was the probable etiology of her cardiac decompensation,… …   Wiktionary

• decompensation — 1. A failure of compensation in heart disease. 2. The appearance or exacerbation of a mental disorder due to failure of defense mechanisms. corneal d. corneal …   Medical dictionary

• decompensation — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1903 loss of physiological or psychological compensation; especially inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation • decompensate verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• decompensation — /dee kom peuhn say sheuhn/, n. Med. 1. the inability of a diseased heart to compensate for its defect. 2. Psychol. a loss of ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or… …   Universalium

• decompensation — de•com•pen•sa•tion [[t]ˌdi kɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) med the inability of a diseased heart to compensate for its defect 2) psl inability to maintain appropriate psychological defenses, resulting in neurotic or psychotic symptoms • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

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