self-adjustment
[self-uh-juhst-muh nt, self-]
- adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
- the process of resolving one's problems or reactions to stress without outside intervention.
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Origin of self-adjustment
First recorded in 1915–20
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But this self-consciousness and self-adjustment to a given end is an element of strength and not of weakness.
WhitmanJohn Burroughs
An embryo, when cut in half, displays remarkable powers of self-adjustment and continued development.
Religion and ScienceJohn Charlton Hardwick