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maladaptation

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mal·ad·ap·ta·tion  (mld-p-tshn)
n.
Faulty or inadequate adaptation.


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Outcomes (The X Factor) Outcomes to stress occur on a continuum, from maladaptation on the negative end to bonadaptation on the positive end, depending on the interaction of the event, the family's resources, and the meaning the family ascribes to the circumstances.
For example, they clearly show that certain biases and illusions are part of a healthy, nondepressed, and well-adapted mind, and that the lack of these biases, even though it leads to realism and objectivity, is associated with depression and maladaptation (e.
A therapeutic paradigm that prioritizes addiction as the primary explanation for social maladaptation would be confronted with the lived experience of community residents: individuals who, like the drug addicts, are struggling to access community or governmental resources.
 
 
 
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