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decompensation
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de·com·pen·sa·tion  (dkm-pn-sshn)
n.
1. Medicine Failure of the heart to maintain adequate blood circulation, marked by labored breathing, engorged blood vessels, and edema.
2. Psychology The inability to maintain defense mechanisms in response to stress, resulting in personality disturbance or psychological imbalance.
de·compen·sate v.
decompensation [diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease


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Providers' persistence and patience in keeping hope alive, even when a client decompensates, is closely related to their ability to identify, remember, and acknowledge small achievements of the person.
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One sibling may begin to act out, another may decompensate in more dangerous ways, or a parent may face a major crisis in his or her own life.
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