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autonomous depression

1. a major depressive episode that does not occur in response to any obvious psychosocial stressor. See also endogenous depression.

2. less commonly, depression characterized by agitation and self-criticism.

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risk-assessment matrix

risk-assessment matrix

a table used to prioritize hazards on the basis of risk, which is defined by the intersection between the probability of the hazards and the severity of their consequences. Also called hazard-assessment matrix.