Sentence examples for abnormal temperament from inspiring English sources

During this time Swinburne's health was being undermined by alcoholism and by the excesses resulting from his abnormal temperament and masochistic tendencies; he experienced periodic fits of intense nervous excitement, from which, however, his remarkable powers of recuperation long enabled him to recover quickly.

Those tested were "downers," animals that cannot walk because of injury or illness or that have shown neurological symptoms like changes in temperament, aggression, abnormal posture or rapid eye movement.

Data on clinical signs were available for 120 out of 131 confirmed cases; recorded signs included abnormal head position, ataxia, change of behaviour (or temperament), biting, dribbling (of saliva or cud), fleece loss (or change), loss of condition, nervousness, nibbling reflex, pruritus, teeth grinding, trembling and visual impairment.

But because we lack an adequate available rating system for the dimensions of normal temperament and adjustment, he warned that "given a choice between categorical abnormal diagnosis and nothing, the clinician may be tempted to overuse the abnormal".

Some temperament.

"Excellent temperament".

His temperament.

Abnormal behaviour.

Their temperament's better.

Her temperament regularly….

Its temperament is desperate.