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mood dysregulation

[/muːd dɪsˈreɡjuleɪʃən/]
noun
desregulação do humor
1. A psychological condition characterized by difficulty controlling emotional responses, leading to excessive or inappropriate mood changes
Children with ADHD often experience mood dysregulation, making it hard for them to manage their emotions.
Crianças com TDAH frequentemente experimentam desregulação do humor, dificultando o controle de suas emoções.
2. In psychiatric contexts, the inability to modulate emotional intensity or duration appropriately in response to environmental stimuli
Mood dysregulation is a common feature in bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.
A desregulação do humor é uma característica comum no transtorno bipolar e no transtorno da personalidade borderline.
Synonyms
emotional dysregulationaffective dysregulationmood instabilityemotional lability
Antonyms
emotional regulationmood stabilityemotional control

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desregulação do humor
Most common and widely used term in Brazil
São Paulo
desregulação emocional do humor
Sometimes expanded to emphasize emotional component
Portugal
desregulação do humor
Same as Brazilian Portuguese; clinical terminology is standardized
General Brazilian
instabilidade de humor
Alternative, more colloquial term

Related Idioms & Phrases

riding an emotional rollercoaster
wear your heart on your sleeve
lose your cool
estar emocional
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