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 ...

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.

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 poster that was presented in the Tenth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2025. The term risk-taking carries inherent negative associations because of the potential for ...

Daydreaming, zoning out, getting lost in your thoughts — we've all done it from time to time, whether we're bored, distracted, or need a break from the real world. But have you ever had a daydream ...

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 ...

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 ...