maladaptive

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"The fact that we see this effect even after a short period of social isolation suggests that low energy could be a 'social homeostatic' adaptive response, which on the long run can become maladaptive."

From Salon

People who refuse to admit when they are wrong past the point of reason, by contrast, engage in maladaptive behavior that harms themselves and others.

From Salon

But this taste becomes maladaptive in our modern environment.

From Salon

Registered dietitians use them to assess adequacy of one's diet, to identify nutrients of concern, food sensitivities/intolerances and maladaptive eating behaviors.

From Salon

They blame our dysfunction on repressed childhood trauma; on ebbs and flows of neurotransmitters; on instincts that helped our ancestors propagate but are maladaptive today; on wayward genes.

From Scientific American