Maladapted Person

A Maladapted Person is a person who is unable to effectively adapt to their situation.

Example(s):
- a Sedentary Person who suffers from high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
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Counter-Example(s):
- a Well-Adapted Person.
See: Adaptation.

References

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- Q: what is Maladaptation?
- A: Maladaptation refers to a situation in which an individual or a group is unable to effectively adapt to their environment or a particular situation. This can be due to various factors, such as a lack of necessary skills or resources, or a mismatch between the demands of the environment and the individual's abilities. Maladaptation can lead to negative outcomes, such as stress, decreased productivity, or difficulty achieving goals.
  It is important to note that maladaptation is not a personal failing or a permanent condition. Rather, it is a temporary situation that can often be addressed through learning, support, and resources. With the right support and resources, individuals and groups can learn new skills, acquire necessary resources, and adapt more effectively to their environment or situation.

Jeff Wheelwright. (2015). "From Diabetes to Athlete's Foot, Our Bodies Are Maladapted for Modern Life."
- QUOTE: Today's humans are afflicted with ailments that virtually didn't exist for our nomadic forbears. Can we adapt our way out of them? ...
  ... A lack of regular vigorous physical activity “is one of the most fundamental causes of so many mismatch diseases, it’s hard to know where to start,” Lieberman says. Inactivity when young leads to “inadequate muscle, heart, bone and circulatory development” and when older leads to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, which is rare in female hunter-gatherers. ... To do nothing when you didn’t have to was adaptive once, but it’s maladaptive now. Thus, activity and inactivity were complementary traits, skillfully balanced by the hunter-gatherer but mismanaged by overweight moderns.

(Baron-Cohen, 2013) ⇒ Simon Baron-Cohen. (2013). “The Maladapted Mind: Classic Readings in Evolutionary Psychopathology.” Psychology Press,