She usually gets caught up in her boyfriends' quirks, her eccentric employers' unusual behaviors and idiosyncrasies, and the maladjustment of total strangers.
His theory of cultural lag suggests that a period of maladjustment occurs when the non-material culture is struggling to adapt to new material conditions.
Outcome criteria were global depression and physical symptoms in adults, and psychological maladjustment and physical health problems in their children.
For example, poverty is a key determinant of the relationship between debilitating mental illness and social maladjustment; it is associated with decreased self-efficacy and coping.
Medically, benzoctamine is used as a treatment for anxious outpatients to control aggression, enuresis, fear, and minor social maladjustment in children.