maladjusting
Setting up incorrectly
Maladjusting is the act of adjusting something poorly or incorrectly, or the process of becoming poorly adapted.
The term appears most often in psychological contexts, describing someone failing to adapt healthily to their environment or circumstances: Years of institutional living were slowly maladjusting him to normal society.
The more common form is the adjective maladjusted.
Poorly suited inherited trait
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- disorderAbsence of organization
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- dysregulationImpaired regulatory function
alienation · disconnection · dissociation · disorientation · disturbance · imbalance · psychopathology · coping
One who doesn't fit in
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- alienationState of being isolated
- isolationComplete separation from others
- ostracismBanishment from a group
exclusion · marginalization · deviance · rebellion · defiance · antisocial · delinquency · truancy
Persistent apprehensive distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
resentment · bitterness · depression · hopelessness · despair · mood swings · emotional dysregulation · hypersensitivity
Expressing distress behaviorally
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- oppositionalInclined to oppose
impulsivity · tantrums · noncompliance · disobedience · disruptiveness · hyperactivity · restlessness · irritability
maladaptation
Poorly suited inherited trait
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- disorderAbsence of organization
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
dysregulation · alienation · disconnection · dissociation · disorientation · disturbance · imbalance · psychopathology · coping · regression
misfit
One who doesn't fit in
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- alienationState of being isolated
- isolationComplete separation from others
ostracism · exclusion · marginalization · deviance · rebellion · defiance · antisocial · delinquency · truancy · disaffection
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
frustration · resentment · bitterness · depression · hopelessness · despair · mood swings · emotional dysregulation · hypersensitivity · fearfulness
acting out
Expressing distress behaviorally
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
oppositional · impulsivity · tantrums · noncompliance · disobedience · disruptiveness · hyperactivity · restlessness · irritability · agitation
maladjustingfine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
correcting · optimizing · regulating · rectifying · aligning
maladjustingfine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
dialing in · zeroing in · calibrating · honing · trimming
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