Maladaptive behaviors interfere with a person’s daily activities, ability to adjust, or ability to participate in certain settings. Maladaptive behavior can appear in various ways, including avoidance ...

Maladaptive behaviors are those that stop you from adapting to new or difficult circumstances. They can start after a major life change, illness, or traumatic event. It could also be a habit you ...

Adverse early experiences, such as parental neglect, abuse, the death of a loved one, or other traumatic events, are known to influence how humans will behave as adults. For instance, studies have ...

A collaborative study reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior. The evidence shows that rare mutations in the gene for the serotonin 2C receptor play a role in the ...

You may have seen the term toxic resilience being used by life coaches, human resource professionals, and on social media. Such a term may be an oxymoron, sort of like saying "disgusting beauty" or ...

Tseng, Shih-Lun "Allen"; Sun, Heshan; Santhanam, Radhika; Lu, Shuya; Thatcher, Jason B. Rethinking Gamification Failure: A Model and Investigation of Gamified System ...

Background Elite-level athletes are vulnerable to psychological distress due to rigorous training and competitive schedules. Psychological screening is a preventative strategy to target athletes at ...

A collaborative study involving Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter Medical School reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior.