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Verlust der sozialen Handlungskompetenz entwickeln

English translation: lost the ability to take care of his everday responsibilities

07:28 Jun 30, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Consultant psychiatrist report
German term or phrase: Verlust der sozialen Handlungskompetenz entwickeln
In der juengeren Vergangenheit entwickelte der Betroffene jedoch im zunehmenden Masse eine Verlust der sozialen Handlungskompetenz, was zunaechst seinen Niedershclag in einer erheblichen Vernachlaessignung seines Wohnraumes fand, im Weiteren jedoch auch die eigene koerperliche Versorgung und den eigenen koerperlichen Status betraf.
Lorna O'Donoghue
Local time: 14:07
English translation:lost the ability to take care of his everday responsibilities
Explanation:
Just a suggestion, although this may be a bit too close to what follows next.
Seems to be a common result of various mental disorders - e.g. "to substantially impair ability to function normally and take care of one's self. "
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Jo27
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:07
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1lost his social skills
David Tracey, PhD
3 +2lost the ability to take care of his everday responsibilities
Jo27
3 +1developed a loss of social competence
Ramey Rieger (X)
4his ability to function on a social level has degenerated increasingly
Phoebe Indetzki
3 +1loss of everyday living skills
Armorel Young
2deterioration in social behaviour
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
developed a loss of social competence


Explanation:
hope it helps

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horst Huber (X): This translates, the rest is diagnosis.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Horst!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lost his social skills


Explanation:
http://www.wellsphere.com/wellpage/loss-of-social-skills

"The loss of skills may be gradual, but more often occurs rapidly over a period of six to nine ... virtually all children with CDD lose speech and social skills. ... The psychiatrist will then make the differential diagnosis of CDD. ..."
http://www.minddisorders.com/Br-Del/Childhood-disintegrative...


David Tracey, PhD
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  reorient: loss of his social skills
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, reorient.
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
his ability to function on a social level has degenerated increasingly


Explanation:
or: "...function in a manner acceptable to society...", which is even more long-winded, but possibly more accurate

Phoebe Indetzki
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: English
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
deterioration in social behaviour


Explanation:
googles well

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lost the ability to take care of his everday responsibilities


Explanation:
Just a suggestion, although this may be a bit too close to what follows next.
Seems to be a common result of various mental disorders - e.g. "to substantially impair ability to function normally and take care of one's self. "


    Reference: http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/class/Psy301/Salinas...
Jo27
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner
4 mins
agree  RegineMac: I would leave out "his".
7 hrs
disagree  reorient: This could be anything like being able to clean one's house or eat regular meals, however the original mentions the social consequences of illness
8 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 days
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
loss of everyday living skills


Explanation:
This is a tricky one. As I've said in the discussion, I think "sozial" is used here so loosely that to translate it as "social" is misleading - what seems to have slipped is personal care and care of the home environment, which is "social" only in that it makes you a "normal" person, not in that it involves social interaction with other people. To me "deterioration in social behaviour" is wide of the mark, since that normally refers to how people behave in public (and "deterioration" might involve things like excess drinking, rudeness, noise, vandalism etc., which is not the point here). I don't think "everyday responsibilities" is quite right either, since "responsibilities" are often taken to be your duties towards dependents and family members, or the need to pay your bills and the like, which again isn't what is referred to here.

Armorel Young
Local time: 14:07
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  seehand: or "daily living skills"?
2 days 45 mins
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