Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. autonomic dysfunction

autonomic dysfunction

autonomic dysfunction

dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, including impairment, failure, or overactivity of sympathetic or parasympathetic functioning. The dysfunction may be local or generalized, acute or chronic, and is associated with a number of disorders. Also called autonomic neuropathy; dysautonomia. See also familial dysautonomia.

Related Terms

Quincke’s disease (Quincke’s edema)

Sorry, "quinckes-disease-quinckes-edema" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology....

poverty of speech

poverty of speech excessively brief speech with few elabora...

divalproex sodium

divalproex sodium an anticonvulsant drug, derived from valp...

applied relaxation

applied relaxation a technique in which clients are taught,...

atypical

atypical adj. differing from the norm in being unusual, unr...

affective logic

affective logic the hypothesis that emotions have their own...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter A

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact