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disorientation [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disorientation
1, record 1, English, disorientation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a state of mental confusion as to time, place, or identity. 2, record 1, English, - disorientation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- désorientation
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sorientation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Confusion au sujet de la date ou de l'heure, de la saison, du lieu ou de l'identité des personnes. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sorientation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desorientación
1, record 1, Spanish, desorientaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- divagueta 2, record 1, Spanish, divagueta
feminine noun, Argentina
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disorientation 1, record 2, English, disorientation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lack of or uncertainty of knowledge of an individual regarding his status relative to environmental datum points. Thus geographical disorientation relating to position and orientation in terms of direction on the earth's surface; temporal disorientation, relating to time. Spatial Disorientation is the form generally encountered in aviation. 1, record 2, English, - disorientation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- désorientation
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sorientation
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impossibilité ou difficulté, pour un individu, de connaître sa situation par rapport à des points de références du milieu extérieur. Ainsi, la désorientation géographique est relative à la position et à l'orientation par rapport à une direction sur la surface terrestre. La désorientation dans le temps est relative à l'appréciation du temps. La désorientation spatiale est la forme généralement rencontrée en aviation. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sorientation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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