maladaptive
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˌmæl.əˈdæp.tɪv/
- Specialized
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maladaptativo
- So let's talk a little bit about this idea of unhealthy or maladaptive coping when people are stressed.
- maladaptive behavior
- maladaptive coping
- maladaptive patterns
It it seems again like maladaptive thinking, maladaptive wiring.
- It it seems again like maladaptive thinking, maladaptive wiring.
- A psychological term we may use for this, or can use for this is maladaptive coping.
- He's like, look, if you've never done a thing before, impostor syndrome isn't some maladaptive psychological trait.
- And it's so interesting that the things that we adopt to survive when we're young become maladaptive when we get older.
- We were taught that if a species is displaying collective habit patterns, behavioral patterns that are maladaptive for its survival, something's going to give.
- Now, nearly every person who has experienced narcissistic abuse will engage in some unhealthy or maladaptive coping.
- And if you instead go to sleep while you're anxious or you're hyped up, then your sleep could become maladaptive.
- So anything that is gone to the extreme can tend to be maladaptive and but but happiness in moderation I think is a good thing.
- This is a rare bird, a maladaptive personality and behavioral pattern that does more harm to the people around it than the people who have it.
- So it narcissism is this sort of maladaptive, rigid style.
- We can't breakthrough that maladaptive response.
- That is still maladaptive, That is raising this offspring that has been foisted upon it.
Examples
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Another way patients learn to socialize better is by developing an awareness of maladaptive behavior and modifying it.
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The therapist explained how maladaptive behaviors could lead to a cycle of negative thoughts and feelings.
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And it's so interesting that the things that we adopt to survive when we're young become maladaptive when we get older.
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In this article, we have suggested that the pursuit of maladaptive social goals may be one such factor.
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Job burnout is due to both prolonged exposure to job stress and maladaptive responses.
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Job burnout, a syndrome of maladaptive responding, can result from job-related stress.
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Well, you're right, because stress triggers all kinds of maladaptive coping mechanisms, right?
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However, Muis (2004) noted that beliefs that may be maladaptive in one context may be adaptive in another.
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We were taught that if a species is displaying collective habit patterns, behavioral patterns that are maladaptive for its survival, something's going to give.
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When these characteristics are predominant and pervasive, they are maladaptive primarily due to consequent impaired interpersonal relationships.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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8.2
Not helping someone or something adjust to new conditions
A person who behaves in ways that cause problems in relationships or feelings
Having trouble dealing with a situation or its demands
Failing to fit well into a situation or system
Not able to change when facing new conditions
Antonyms
How Adaptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Maladaptive has two parts: the start mal- means 'bad' (as in malfunction) and adapt means 'to fit' or 'adjust'. So maladaptive describes a way of adjusting that is 'bad' or harmful instead of helpful.