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English translation: (the patients) decompensate / suffer episodes decompensation


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Spanish term or phrase:descompensarse
English translation:(the patients) decompensate / suffer episodes decompensation
Entered by: Shar1
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23:26 Mar 21, 2010
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Medical - Psychology / Psychiatry
Spanish term or phrase: descompensarse
The text is about Millon's biosocial model of personality and its disorders. Some examples are:

Millon, en su modelo biosocial de la personalidad y sus trastornos, ha propuesto que en determinadas circunstancias (i.e., estrés agudo) los patrones estables de personalidad **se descompensan** hacia formas más graves de desestructuración ...
...el trastorno negativista-pasivo/agresivo de la personalidad puede manifestarse en la forma de un trastorno límite de la personalidad en condiciones de **descompensación**...
...El gráfico permite, además, conocer hacia qué otros trastornos puede **descompensarse** cada uno de ellos, teniendo en cuenta su proximidad. Así, una persona con trastorno narcisistica puede **descompensarse**, en situaciones de alto estrés, y si prevalece la sensibilidad interpersonal, hacia un patrón paranoid. ...

Thanks in advance.
Shar1
Local time: 18:14
(the patients) decompensate / suffer episodes decompensation
Explanation:
Margret is right, but this is the clinical term (it is necessary to adjust for the SP reflexive verb) Repeated episodes of decompensation, each of extended duration.
www.ssa.gov/.../12.00-MentalDisorders-Adult.htm - En caché - Similares; with a neurotic behaviour pattern of the 'hysterical type? Which of the two represents ... personality disorders are forme fruste of psychiatric illnesses; or whether they are the .... the direction in which patients decompensate and ...
www.informaworld.com/index/904714490.pdfPersonality Disorders: eMedicine Emergency Medicine - [ Traducir esta página ]
de MS Beeson - Citado por 9 - Artículos relacionados
23 Jul 2008 ... Stressful situations may often result in decompensation, ... Paranoid: Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness with a tendency to ... Antisocial: Chronic maladaptive behavior that disregards the rights of others. .... Borderline personality disorder features predict negative outcomes 2 years later. ...
emedicine.medscape.com › ... › Psychosocial - En caché - Similares
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 18:14
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Many thanks to you all. Unfortunately I can only award points to one person!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3decompensateBarbara Cochran
4 +2(the patients) decompensate / suffer episodes decompensation
Jenni Lukac
4 +1to become unbalancedmargaret caulfield


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to become unbalanced


Explanation:
The Collins Spanish-English dictionary:

des·com·pen·sar Verbo
1.unbalance, put off balance; Sinónimos: desequilibrar, desnivelar, desajustar, desbalancear, desestabilizar, desasentar; Hacer perder la compensación, desequilibrar(se) algo.

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-03-21 23:33:33 GMT)
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or:

TO BE PUT OFF BALANCE

margaret caulfield
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Pilar Díez
22 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pilar.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(the patients) decompensate / suffer episodes decompensation


Explanation:
Margret is right, but this is the clinical term (it is necessary to adjust for the SP reflexive verb) Repeated episodes of decompensation, each of extended duration.
www.ssa.gov/.../12.00-MentalDisorders-Adult.htm - En caché - Similares; with a neurotic behaviour pattern of the 'hysterical type? Which of the two represents ... personality disorders are forme fruste of psychiatric illnesses; or whether they are the .... the direction in which patients decompensate and ...
www.informaworld.com/index/904714490.pdfPersonality Disorders: eMedicine Emergency Medicine - [ Traducir esta página ]
de MS Beeson - Citado por 9 - Artículos relacionados
23 Jul 2008 ... Stressful situations may often result in decompensation, ... Paranoid: Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness with a tendency to ... Antisocial: Chronic maladaptive behavior that disregards the rights of others. .... Borderline personality disorder features predict negative outcomes 2 years later. ...
emedicine.medscape.com › ... › Psychosocial - En caché - Similares

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks to you all. Unfortunately I can only award points to one person!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia De Jorge
23 mins
  -> Good evening and thanks, Lydia.

agree  franglish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
decompensate


Explanation:
Standard nomenclature in the fiel dof psychology.

Barbara Cochran
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gloria Rivera
1 min
  -> Hi and thanks a lot, Gloria.

agree  Patrice
44 mins
  -> Thanks, Patrice.

agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree.
59 mins
  -> Thanks, Leonardo.
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