Lability

This instability of emotional expression is termed lability of affect. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

The fact commentators think Bill is a lability is another indication that the punditocracy work from their own narrow view and ignore the world as it exists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whether it be difficulty sleeping, anxiety or mood lability more than usual, or extreme fatigue more so than the past... ❋ M.D. Julie Chen (2012)

Sophisticated neuroimaging shows the brains of those who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to be abnormal in areas regulating memory retrieval and inhibition (hippocampus), fearfulness and focus (pre-frontal cortex), and emotionality and lability (amygdala). ❋ Unknown (2009)

And while I have moments of great emotional lability, with a greater ease than I've had in years, I can channel my 12-year-old teen-girl self, where I would stand in front of the mirror and cry and cry to certain songs, Rickie Lee Jones being, you know, top of the list. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unexpected changes in behavior such as impulsivity, more hostility than usual, disinhibition, emotional lability. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In a subsequent version there was a sentence suggesting that “worsening depression, emotional lability, headache, and hostility” were possible side effects. ❋ Ethan Watters (2010)

The only significant predictor of unusual experiences in 'the haunt' was the temporal lobe lability of the participant. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Emotional lability strong emotions is a symptom of many different diseases and is a legitimate condition and nothing to be ashamed about - any more than needing insulin, or a cane. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2009)

I, in no way wanted anyone to feel guilty, what I expressed was the mental issues faced by a single person, Elizabeth, who has growing mental/brain problems, including emotional lability and loss of memory. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2009)

The GP wanted to know if there was emotional lability with this condition. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2009)

Signs of a severe emotional reaction: inability or lack of desire to go to work, crying jags, extreme and seemingly unprovoked anger, and/or something the psychologists call emotional lability—excessive emotional reactions and frequent mood changes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Repetitive head injuries, as McCain has a history of, may result in neurological and functional deficits that could explain his behavior including: problems with anger management, risk taking, impulsiveness, emotional lability, his decision making style (instinct over reasoned consideration of facts and consequences), impaired judgment and his unfocused, disorganized campaign. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By the time the VP debate is over Palin needs to be seen as a huge lability for our country should McCain win the presidency. ❋ Unknown (2009)