The difference between adaptive and maladaptive behavior is that adaptive behavior is __________ and maladaptive behavior is __________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Adaptive behavior helps a person function effectively and meet everyday demands, so it is constructive. Maladaptive behavior interferes with functioning or causes harm, so it is destructive. Therefore, the best answer is “constructive . . . destructive.”

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