decompensate
Body stops coping
Decompensate is a medical term meaning to deteriorate after a period of stability, when the body can no longer compensate for an underlying condition.
A patient with heart failure who had been managing well might decompensate after an infection: His kidneys began to decompensate.
In psychiatric contexts, it describes mental breakdown after stress overwhelms coping mechanisms: She decompensated under the pressure of the divorce.
Defeated by sheer volume
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- copingManaging under strain
exhaustion · overload · crisis · unraveling · dysfunction · meltdown · threshold · resilience
Severe reality detachment
- relapseReturn to former illness
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
dysregulation · disorganization · regression · hospitalization · medication · stabilization · episode · schizophrenia
Vital tissue stops functioning
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- renalOf the kidneys
hepatic · metabolic · acidosis · hypoxia · cascade · homeostasis · reserve · threshold
Inadequate blood pumping condition
- congestiveInvolving blocked flow
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
shock · hypotension · tachycardia · dyspnea · ventricle · perfusion · diuretic · resuscitation
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
coping · exhaustion · overload · crisis · unraveling · dysfunction · meltdown · threshold · resilience · adaptive
psychosis
Severe reality detachment
destabilization · dysregulation · disorganization · regression · hospitalization · medication · stabilization · episode · schizophrenia · bipolar
organ failure
Vital tissue stops functioning
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
renal · hepatic · metabolic · acidosis · hypoxia · cascade · homeostasis · reserve · threshold · acute
heart failure
Inadequate blood pumping condition
- congestiveInvolving blocked flow
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
arrhythmia · shock · hypotension · tachycardia · dyspnea · ventricle · perfusion · diuretic · resuscitation · critical
decompensatecompensate
Make up for
stabilize · maintain · equilibrate · hold steady · cope