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emotional dysregulation

[ɪˈmoʊʃənəl ˌdɪsˈrɛɡjəˌleɪʃən]
nounfeminine
desregulação emocional
1. A difficulty in managing and responding to emotional experiences in a healthy way, characterized by intense, poorly controlled emotional reactions
Children with ADHD often experience emotional dysregulation, leading to sudden outbursts of anger or sadness.
Crianças com TDAH frequentemente experimentam desregulação emocional, levando a explosões repentinas de raiva ou tristeza.
2. A condition where an individual struggles to regulate the intensity, duration, or appropriateness of emotional responses to stimuli
Emotional dysregulation is a core symptom in borderline personality disorder.
A desregulação emocional é um sintoma central no transtorno da personalidade borderline.
NYC Slang
emotional meltdown (colloquial), being all over the place (informal)
Synonyms
emotional instabilityaffect dysregulationmood dysregulationemotional lability
Antonyms
emotional regulationemotional stabilityemotional control

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desregulação emocional
Standard term used in psychology and psychiatry contexts
São Paulo
desregulação emocional
Commonly used in clinical and academic settings
Rio de Janeiro
desregulação emocional
Standard psychological terminology
Portugal
desregulação emocional
Used in European Portuguese clinical contexts; may also see 'dificuldade na regulação emocional'

Related Idioms & Phrases

riding an emotional roller coaster
wearing your heart on your sleeve
having a meltdown
being emotionally all over the place
estar emocionalmente descontrolado
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