Definitions

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  • noun The inability to control one's behavior.

Etymologies

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dys- +‎ control.

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Examples

  • Lithium has been used in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia, alcohol and drug abuse, cluster and migraine headaches, episodic dyscontrol syndromes and aggression, periodic hypersomnia, premenstrual syndrome, and OCD and other anxiety disorders.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Besides, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the 'fear of cognitive dyscontrol' and the 'fear of publicly observable anxiety symptoms' specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    India eNews 2009

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    Prometheus 6 - All respect and no restraint 2009

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity -- the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    unknown title 2009

  • What should I do when I get back to school? do you agree that the higher the emotional stability of a person the more he is dyscontrol? what do you think of the women who marry serial killers (like Richard Ramirez) after their incarceration? en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity - the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

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  • incapable of governing one's conduct

    October 14, 2009