: This page's about human behaviors, for animal behaviors see Adaptive behavior (ecology). Adaptive behavior's a type of behavior that's used to adjust to another type of behavior or situation. This's often characterized by a kind of behavior that allows an individual to substitute an unconstructive or disruptive behavior to something more constructive. These behaviors are most often social or personal behaviors. For example a constant could be re-focused on something that creates or builds some… (More on Adaptive)