deviant behavior meaning

Adjective: deviant    deeveeunt Markedly different from an accepted norm "deviant ideas" - aberrant , deviate Noun: deviant    deeveeunt ...

Noun: behavior    bi'heyvyur Usage: US (= behaviour ) Manner of acting or controlling yourself - behaviour  [Brit, Cdn], conduct , doings   The action or ...

[Medicine] The observable response made to a situation and the unconscious processes underlying it.

[Medicine] A state of harmony between internal needs and external demands and the processes used in achieving this condition. (From APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms,8th ed)

[Medicine] The observable,measurable,and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or fo...

[Medicine] Any observable response or action of an adolescent.

[Medicine] Any behavior associated with conflict between two individuals.

[Medicine] The observable response an animal makes to any situation.

[Medicine] Animal searching behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behavior pattern or sequence,e.g.,looking for food,or sequential courtship patterns prior to mating.

[Medicine] Individual or group aggressive behavior which is socially non-acceptable,turbulent,and often destructive. It is precipitated by frustrations,hostility,prejudices,etc.