dysfunctional

(adjective)

Counterproductive or disruptive to effective performance.

Related Terms

Examples of dysfunctional in the following topics:

  • Erectile Dysfunction and the Blue Pill

    • Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to develop or maintain an erection during sexual intercourse.
    • Erectile dysfunction (ED) is sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual performance.
    • Erectile dysfunction is indicated when an erection is difficult to produce.
    • The number of hours on a bike and/or the pressure on the penis from the saddle of an upright bicycle is directly related to erectile dysfunction A recent study suggests an epidemiological association between chronic periodontitis (periodontal inflammation) and erectile dysfunction, similar to the association between periodontitis and coronary heart diseases, as well as cerebrovascular diseases.
    • In all the three conditions (erectile dysfunction, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular diseases), despite the epidemiological association with periodontitis, no causative connection has yet been proven.

  • Ataxia

    • Ataxia refers to potentially debilitating motor dysfunction, which can be caused by both hereditary and environmental factors.
    • Ataxia is a nonspecific clinical manifestation implying dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum.
    • Several possible causes exist for these patterns of neurological dysfunction.
    • Cerebellar ataxia is ataxia that is due to dysfunction of the cerebellum .
    • This is generally caused by dysfunction of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord, because they carry proprioceptive information up to the brain.

  • Sexual Dysfunction and Disease

    • Biological, emotional, and sociocultural factors can influence various sexual issues, such as disease and dysfunction.
    • The DSM-5 includes sex-specific sexual dysfunctions, and subtypes for all disorders include "lifelong versus acquired" and "generalized versus situational."
    • Sexual arousal disorders were previously known as frigidity in women and impotence in men, though these have now been replaced with less judgmental terms, such as erectile dysfunction.
    • There are many factors that may result in a person experiencing a sexual dysfunction.
    • Discuss the psychological and physiological problems that can lead to sexual dysfunction

  • Arthroplasty

    • Arthroplasty is an operative procedure in which the arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced or repaired.
    • Arthroplasty (literally "surgical repair of joint") is an operative procedure of orthopedic surgery performed, in which the arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with something better or by remodeling or realigning the joint by osteotomy or some other procedure .

  • Disorders of the Basal Ganglia

    • Basal ganglia disease refers to physical dysfunctions that occur when basal ganglia fail to suppress unwanted movements.
    • Basal ganglia disease refers to a group of physical dysfunctions that occur when the group of nuclei in the brain, known as the basal ganglia, fail to properly suppress unwanted movements or to properly prime upper motor neuron circuits to initiate motor function.
    • Other motor deficits and common non-motor features of Parkinson's, such as autonomic dysfunction, cognitive impairment, and gait/balance difficulties, are thought to result from widespread progressive pathological changes commencing in the lower brain stem and ascending to the midbrain, amygdala, thalamus, and ultimately the cerebral cortex.
    • Recent models in mice show that the dysfunction in the cerebellum may play an equal part in dystonia.
    • Since the realization that syndromes such as Tourette syndrome and OCD are caused by dysfunction of the non-motor loops of basal ganglia circuits, new treatments for these disorders, based on treatments originally designed to treat movement disorders are being developed.

  • Sepsis and Septic Shock

    • Severe sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response, infection, and the presence of organ dysfunction.
    • The therapy of sepsis rests on intravenous fluids, antibiotics, surgical drainage of infected fluid collections, and appropriate support for organ dysfunction.
    • This may include hemodialysis in kidney failure, mechanical ventilation in pulmonary dysfunction, transfusion of blood products, and drug and fluid therapy for circulatory failure.
    • If sepsis worsens to the point of end-organ dysfunction (renal failure, liver dysfunction, altered mental status, or heart damage) then the condition is called severe sepsis.

  • Abnormal Psychology

    • Behaviors, thoughts, and inner experiences that are atypical, distressful, dysfunctional, and sometimes even dangerous may be signs of a disorder.
    • One of the more influential conceptualizations of psychological disorder was proposed by Wakefield (1992), who defined disorder as a "harmful dysfunction."
    • Under this model, dysfunction occurs when psychological processes (such as cognition and perception) cannot do what they are meant to.
    • Importantly, this dysfunction must be harmful in that it leads to negative consequences for the individual or for others, as judged by the standards of the individual’s culture.
    • The disturbances reflect some kind of biological, psychological, or developmental dysfunction.

  • The Experience of Illness

    • Conditions of the body or mind that cause pain, dysfunction, or distress can be deemed an illness.
    • According to evolutionary medicine, much illness is not directly caused by an infection or body dysfunction, but is instead a response created by the body.
    • Mental illness is a broad category of illnesses that may include affective or emotional instability, behavioral dysregulation, and/or cognitive dysfunction or impairment.

  • Bureaucracies, Part I: Know How They Tick

    • Dysfunctions: The British created a civil service job in 1803 calling for a man to stand on the Cliffs of Dover with a spyglass.
    • Dysfunctions: The bureaucrat has to be a truncated remnant of a human being…allowed to feel…only those emotions specified in the work orders
    • Dysfunctions: Hierarchy may impede communication within an organization.
    • Dysfunctions: This anonymous account typifies how rules and regulations can malfunction in an organization:
    • Dysfunctions: The primary problem with career orientation in bureaucracy is that seniority and achievement don't always coincide.

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Group Decision Making

    • Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.
    • The dysfunctional group dynamics of the in-group produces an illusion of invulnerability (an inflated certainty that the right decision has been made).