maladaptive
IPA: mˈæɫʌdˈæptɪv
adjective
- (psychology, chiefly of behaviour) Showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation.
- (evolution, of anatomy, physiology, or behavior) Showing inadequate or counterproductive evolutionary adaptation to an environment or its changes.
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Examples of "maladaptive" in Sentences
- Except perhaps as an maladaptive side effect.
- The lowest six levels refer to maladaptive behaviour.
- This maladaptive change, or counter productive behavior.
- The handicap principle explains why it isn't maladaptive.
- A non team work approach to this, sounds rather maladaptive.
- Reflect on how the behavior is more maladaptive than adaptive.
- It distinguishes between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism.
- It is sociologically maladaptive to be so driven to squelch this article.
- For the finite population of post mitotic neurons, this would be maladaptive.
- There is controversy over whether self enhancement is adaptive or maladaptive.
- And they say their study clearly suggests too much Internet use could be linked to "maladaptive" behaviors.
- This kind of maladaptive feature would be hard to explain if we had been designed by an all-wise creator, but it is to be expected if structures change their functions in the course of evolution.
- An article on Lesswrong. com attempts to tease apart the varying perspectives that lead to conflict over whether or not various behaviors should be classified as maladaptive, and whether medical intervention is a desirable means of solving problematic behavior.
- Anecdotally we found no supporting evidence in the literature, some pain theorists view swearing as a sign of ‘pain-related catastrophising’, which may be defined as a maladaptive response in which negative and unhelpful thoughts and ideas are brought to bear when pain is experienced.
- Anecdotally (we found no supporting evidence in the literature), some pain theorists view swearing as a sign of ‘pain-related catastrophising’, which may be defined as a maladaptive response in which negative and unhelpful thoughts and ideas are brought to bear when pain is experienced.