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Record 1 2012-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

An individual's capacity to survive, his modes of surviving, or his degree of success in surviving ... concerned with thriving physically and psychologically, as a person or animal struggles to cope with its environment ... continuous interaction between existing schemata and environmental stimulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Réaction par laquelle une personne modifie son comportement, afin de répondre aux circonstances [...] la plasticité d'un être vivant grâce à laquelle il lui est possible de rester en accord avec son environnement et de maintenir l'équilibre de son milieu intérieur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desarrollo de la personalidad
  • Comportamiento humano
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