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適応障害 (tekioushougai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

適てき応おう障しょう害がい

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Meanings

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adjustment disorder; maladjustment

Psychiatric term for difficulty adapting to life stressors, causing significant distress or impairment.

新あたらしい職しょく場ばで適てき応おう障しょう害がいと診しん断

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I was diagnosed with adjustment disorder at my new workplace.

適てき応おう障しょう害がいの症しょう状じょうには不ふ安あんや抑よくうつが含ふくまれる。

Symptoms of adjustment disorder include anxiety and depression.

Kanji

適suitable, occasional, rare
応apply, answer, yes
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Related words

うつ病びょう
うつ病 is major depression, a more severe and persistent mood disorder, while 適応障害 is a stress-related condition triggered by identifiable stressors.
不ふ適てき応おう
不適応 is a broader term for maladjustment or failure to adapt, not necessarily a clinical diagnosis.

Built from

適てき応おう+障しょう害がい

Etymology

Compound of 適応 (adaptation) and 障害 (disorder), a direct translation of the English psychiatric term 'adjustment disorder'.