staggered terms. Membership terms for a firm's directors that expire in different years. A firm with 12 directors might have 4-year terms with 3 seats up for election each year. Staggered terms make it more difficult for a raider to gain control of a board.
Definition of mood disorder. : any of several psychological disorders (as major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder) characterized by abnormalities of emotional state âcalled also affective disorder.
Definition of Organic Mood Disorder Organic mood disorders are characterized by those that involve the moods or emotions of a person that are changed due to a physiological problem with the brain or nervous system. The two major types of mood disorders are depression and bipolar disorder.