Resignative depressive Fehlentwicklung

English translation: undesirable tendency to resignation and depression

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German term or phrase:Resignative depressive Fehlentwicklung
English translation:undesirable tendency to resignation and depression
Entered by: barbarameyer

12:38 Sep 21, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / medical report
German term or phrase: Resignative depressive Fehlentwicklung
Seelischer Zustand: Resignative depressive Fehlentwicklung.
Lorna O'Donoghue
Local time: 05:32
undesirable tendency to resignation and depression
Explanation:
I'd tip that you translate Fehlentwicklung as 'undesirable tendency' in your context.
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barbarameyer
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3 +1undesirable tendency to resignation and depression
barbarameyer
3(pathologic) shift towards resignation and depression
thefastshow


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
undesirable tendency to resignation and depression


Explanation:
I'd tip that you translate Fehlentwicklung as 'undesirable tendency' in your context.

barbarameyer
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Many thanks to all.

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neutral  franglish: is it ever desirable?
2 days 14 hrs
  -> Not from the doctor's point of view, but from the patient's point of view - who knows?

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 days 22 hrs
  -> Thank you for the confirmation
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3 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(pathologic) shift towards resignation and depression


Explanation:
or also :

development of resignative and depressive behaviour

I guess this would work well in the context of "seelischer Zustand"

thefastshow
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Local time: 06:32
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