lability
Tendency toward change
Lability is the quality of being unstable or prone to change.
In psychology and medicine, emotional lability describes rapid, unpredictable mood shifts—laughing one moment, crying the next: The patient's emotional lability made conversations difficult.
In chemistry, lability refers to bonds or compounds that break or react readily.
The word emphasizes volatility and susceptibility to fluctuation.
Abrupt temperament changes
- moodinessChangeable emotional state
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- affectProduce change upon
dysregulation · tearfulness · irritability · outbursts · reactivity · volatility · impulsivity · bipolar
Circulatory force measurement
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- autonomicSelf-regulating without awareness
cardiovascular · fluctuation · variability · pulse · respiratory · metabolic · homeostasis · vasomotor
Binding tie or connection
- isomerizationMolecular rearrangement keeping same atoms
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- kineticsScience of motion forces
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
ligand · chelation · coordination · nucleophile · electrophile · conformation · hydrolysis · photolabile
One's self-image
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- regressionReturn to former state
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
splitting · projection · cognitive · attachment · identity · self-concept · coping · resilience
mood swings
Abrupt temperament changes
- moodinessChangeable emotional state
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- mercurialProne to sudden change
affect · dysregulation · tearfulness · irritability · outbursts · reactivity · volatility · impulsivity · bipolar · borderline
blood pressure
Circulatory force measurement
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
autonomic · cardiovascular · fluctuation · variability · pulse · respiratory · metabolic · homeostasis · vasomotor
bond
Binding tie or connection
- isomerizationMolecular rearrangement keeping same atoms
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- kineticsScience of motion forces
substrate · ligand · chelation · coordination · nucleophile · electrophile · conformation · hydrolysis · photolabile · thermolabile
ego
One's self-image
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- regressionReturn to former state
dissociation · splitting · projection · cognitive · attachment · identity · self-concept · coping · resilience · vulnerability
labilityemotional stability
Resilient, even-keeled temperament
steadiness · stability · constancy · equanimity · composure
labilitystability
Resistance to displacement
constancy · steadiness · fixity · permanence · invariability