Disturbance can be linked to disruption of stillness or order.
The word perturbation , originating from the Latin perturbatio , describes the act and consequence of disturbing or ending up disturbed . It is a verb that refers to the fact of modifying and altering the order or stillness of a thing or being . For example: “The arrival of the singer was a disturbance for the other hotel guests” , “The man told me that he will not tolerate any disturbance in his time of rest” , “The accident caused a great disturbance in his life” .
A disturbed person, then, is one who has altered reasoning, is shocked, or is going through a bad emotional moment. The disturbance emphasizes a certain instability of the state that is considered optimal or normal. Generally, the disturbance occurs in the face of some traumatic situation: “The murder of his parents caused him such a mental disturbance that he has not yet recovered,” “Justice decided not to grant him release since it considers that he is a subject disturbed and dangerous for society.”
Disruption in astronomy, geology and quantum mechanics
In the field of astronomy , on the other hand, a disturbance is understood as the change that is registered in the movements or displacements of the stars along their orbits , as a result of the power of attraction of the nearby stars.
For geology , disturbance is a notion that is linked to transformations in the nature of alluvial deposits. These modifications occur over time , for various reasons.
Perturbation theory is also used in quantum mechanics to name the schemes that allow complicated quantum systems to be described from simpler ones.
The idea of disturbance is usually linked to an imbalance or emotional disorder.
Mental imbalance
The causes of mental illnesses or imbalances in an individual do not respond to a single experience, but to a confluence of various factors that condition them and prevent them from reacting normally to external stimuli . In any case, there is one of those factors that stands out above the rest, it is known as the determining cause.
According to Newcomer, an emotional disturbance is a state in the life of an individual in which he feels aberration towards himself and his environment . This condition can be detected by analyzing the child's behavior; If you carry out actions that harm you or threaten those around you, then there is no doubt that you suffer from this type of alteration.
When one has had a childhood with clear emotional insufficiencies, adaptive problems or traumatic experiences with the environment, these unaddressed needs will be reflected in abnormal behavior due to the psychological inability to control anxiety .
Emotional disturbance and selective mutism
The consequences of an emotional disorder can manifest themselves in different ways, one of them is selective mutism . This is one of the most worrying responses to a traumatic experience rooted in a significant emotional problem.
Selective mutism is one of the most frequent evidences of an emotional disorder . It is characterized by being present only in certain social circumstances, in front of one or more people, and disappearing instantly when the individual manages to leave said environment that causes distress.
This mutism responds to a behavior of shyness , which, as expressed by Dr. Michael Giraldo, is due to the sum of three factors: a lack of ability to socialize, the presence of anxiety regarding the possibility of social contact and the negative prejudices that the individual has created to "protect" himself from this contact. The child fears that he will make a fool of himself, that his inability to relate will be discovered or that he will be compared and be left in inferior conditions, so his response is to go unnoticed, keep quiet, and step aside.