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Adjustment disorder
(redirected from Adjustment reaction)

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ad·just·ment disorder (-jstmnt)
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.
Adjustment disorder
A 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 Syndrome
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