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dysregulation

American  
[dis-reg-yuh-lay-shuhn] / dɪsˌrɛg jəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

dysregulations plural
  1. a disruption in a physical or psychological system's ability to adapt or respond appropriately to stimuli.


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These are all conditions that involve dopamine dysregulation in different ways.

From Slate Mar. 15, 2026

Lauren had been struggling with symptoms of emotional dysregulation and extreme fatigue in the year before the accident, but said it was put down to her hormones or then-undiagnosed ADHD.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

Options remain the best way to monetize investor irrationality and emotional dysregulation.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Clinically, the presentation aligns with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders: persistent intrusive thoughts, emotional dysregulation and impaired functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

"This implies that dysregulation of the expression of specific isoforms is a potential mechanism underlying these disorders."

From Science Daily May 23, 2024

This occurs via inflammatory processes in the brain-gut microbiome system involved in dysregulations of glutamatergic signaling and modulation of the frontal-striatal circuits.

From Science Daily Oct. 2, 2023

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