| maladjustment | In the mental health professions, an inability to cope with the problems and challenges of everyday living. Origin: mal-+ adjust, fr. O.Fr. Adjuster, fr. L.L. Adjuxto, to put close to, + -ment (05 Mar 2000) |
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| social maladjustment | Maladjustment without manifest psychiatric disorder, as that occasioned by an inability to cope with social situations. (05 Mar 2000) |
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