psychological disturbance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpsychologicalanddisturbance
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psychological
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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disturbance
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈstɜː.bəns/us/dɪˈstɝː.bəns/
something that interrupts someone or makes someone ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalanddisturbancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is embedded in his writing as the source of deep bewilderment andpsychologicaldisturbance.
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In cortico-subcortical and multifocal encephalopathies physical symptoms and signs emerge along with thepsychologicaldisturbance.
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Thus, individuals experiencing low strain are hypothesized to have a lower than average risk of illness andpsychologicaldisturbance.
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Like non-war neurasthenia, wartime cases ofpsychologicaldisturbancelingered because of weak will or a tendency to morbid introspection.
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The value of the concept of unconscious affect as motivation is strongest in explanations ofpsychologicaldisturbance.
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Persistentpsychologicaldisturbancewas related not so much to personal loss as to the degree of damage suffered by the community as a whole.
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Yone's extraordinary self-examination should therefore be construed not just as shallowly egotistical but as the consequence of complexpsychologicaldisturbance: a matter of self-surveillance.
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How childhood problems andpsychologicaldisturbanceare conceptualized has a profound influence on research that is conducted and the interpretation of research findings.
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Early intervention is important and a clear explanation of the cause of symptoms and the therapeutic options available is essential ifpsychologicaldisturbanceis to be avoided.
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The study indicated that parentally bereaved children showed high levels ofpsychologicaldisturbance, with boys being more vulnerable than girls, particularly in acting out or aggressive behavior.
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Perhaps the most important aspect of this must be the prevention ofpsychologicaldisturbance.
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One is a necessary undertaking for nearly half the population; the others are symptoms of deeppsychologicaldisturbance.
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The physical wreckage is matched by thepsychologicaldisturbance, and there is a spread of such things as juvenile delinquency.
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It is believed that the husband has since developed an extremepsychologicaldisturbance, which is not surprising.
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They will have grown up in conditions of great insecurity, loneliness, privation and, perhaps most important of all,psychologicaldisturbance.
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He has also shown that bedwetting is a hereditary disease rather than apsychologicaldisturbance.
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He needs no medication to remain stable, unless he receives a majorpsychologicaldisturbance.
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Nevertheless, the sensitiveness is there, even if it is not the ultimate cause of the trouble, and it no doubt enhances the difficulties of anypsychologicaldisturbancewhen it occurs.
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