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desajustamento mental

[dɛ.za.ʒus.ta.ˈmẽ.tu ˈmẽ.tal]
nounmasculinepl: desajustamentos mentais
mental maladjustment
1. A psychological condition characterized by difficulty adapting to social, professional, or personal environments; emotional or behavioral problems resulting from poor adjustment to life circumstances
The patient's mental maladjustment became evident through his inability to maintain stable relationships.
O desajustamento mental do paciente tornou-se evidente através de sua incapacidade de manter relacionamentos estáveis.
2. Lack of harmony between an individual's personality, abilities, and their social or work environment
Her desajustamento mental was related to the stress of the demanding job.
Seu desajustamento mental estava relacionado ao estresse do trabalho exigente.
Synonyms
desadaptação mentalinadaptaçãodesajuste mentaltranstorno de ajustamentoperturbação emocional
Antonyms
ajustamento mentaladaptaçãobem-estar psicológicoequilíbrio emocional

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desajustamento mental
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
desajustamento mental
Also used in European Portuguese; sometimes 'inadaptação' preferred
Medical/Clinical
transtorno de ajustamento
Preferred terminology in clinical and psychiatric contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

estar desajustado mentalmente
sofrer de desajustamento mental
desajustamento social e mental
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