Characteristics Of Adaptive Behavior Research Articles

INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POLICE RECRUITS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE HOST ENVIRONMENT

The article presents the results of the study of individual psychological characteristics of adaptive behavior of recruit men and women police officers. The study develops theoretical knowledge on the problems of adaptation of new members of police, expands the boundaries of the problem field; the empirical data clarify ideas about the features of adaptation of employees in the host environment depending on gender. In the course of the empirical study, depending on gender, differences in individual psychological characteristics of adaptive behavior of newly appointed employees of the low enforcement agencies bodies were revealed. This may determine the specifics of their entry into the host environment. Newly appointed policewomen employees with impaired adaptive behavior are characterized by a higher rejection of professional activity than men, unacceptable working and living conditions, a feeling of constant anxiety in the process of social interaction, but less negative attitude to life.

Repeated Inflammation-Related Pain Syndrome in Neonatal Male Rats Alters Adaptive Behavior during the Adolescent Period of Development

We report here our studies on the effects of repeated inflammation-related pain syndrome in in neonatal male rat pups aged one and two days on the characteristics of adaptive behavior in the formalin test, elevated plus maze test, and forced swimming test, as well as in the Morris water maze, when the animals reached the age of 25 days. These experiments yielded new data providing evidence of increases in the functional activity of the tonic nociceptive system, increases in the tendency to depression-like behavior, and deterioration of spatial learning. Of particular importance is the fact that short-lived (60 min) repeated maternal deprivation of neonatal rats (a stressor) without the pain factor induced by inflammatory foci led to changes in adaptive behavior in 25-day-old animals. Assessment of pain responses organized at different levels of the central nervous system in the formalin test allowed the sequelae of the early effects of pain and stress on the behavioral measures studied to be discriminated.

Mortality of Elderly Mentally Retarded Persons in California

We examined the mortality experiences of 87,352 mentally retarded persons who were receiving services from the State of California between March 1984 and October 1987. Our purpose was to examine how demographic, diagnostic, and adaptive behavior characteristics were related to the mortality of older retarded people in comparison to their younger counterparts. The findings revealed that persons with Down's syndrome among other diagnostic categories, for example, infection and intoxication, unknown prenatal influences, and so on, had a relatively high mortality rate after age 55. Other characteristics related to high mortality among elderly retarded people included residence type, mobility, eating, and toileting skills. Of particular interest was the finding that regression in mobility, eating, or toileting skills among the older clients was associated with unusually elevated mortality rates.

Adaptive Behavior of Subtypes of Learning Disabled Individuals

Although there is ample literature concerning social skills of school-age learning disabled individuals, research clarifying the adaptive behavior characteristics of learning disabled children, youth, and adults is in its infancy. The learning disabled population frequently has been treated as a homogeneous group by researchers and practitioners. Awareness of the differences among subtypes of the population must be recognized before appropriate adaptive behavior assessment and instruction can be provided. For this paper, data from subtyping research were compiled from an adaptive behavior perspective, resulting in the identification of five subtypes of individuals currently receiving service in learning disability programs. Adaptive characteristics of each subtype are described and implications for assessment, programming, and intervention are provided.