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maladaptive

/,mælə'dæptɪv/

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adjective
showing faulty adaptation
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Similar:

dysfunctional maladjustive nonadaptive

Opposite:

adaptive

Definition that contains maladaptive

behavior therapy psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
personality disorder inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
behavior modification psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior