ADJUSTMENT 🠶Adjustment is the process of getting along with once own self and with others. It is a process by which the person varies his behavior to produce a more harmonious relationship between himself and his environment. DEFINITION 🠶According to Shaffer, Adjustment is a process by which an individual maintains a balance between his needs and circumstances that influence the satisfaction of those needs. 🠶Webster considers adjustment as the establishment of a satisfactory relationship as representing harmony, conformance, adaptation or the like. 🠶Good defines adjustment as the process of finding and adopting modes of behavior suitable to the environment or the change in the environment. NATURE OF ADJUSTMENT •It is an achievement •It is the process need reduction •States relationship between person and his environment •It brings happiness, efficiency and some degree of social feelings •It depends on external and internal demands •It refers both to a process and to a state •It involves psychological and physiological adaptation NEED & IMPORTANCE OF ADJUSTMENT •To reducing frustration and tensions to the lowest minimum. •Helps to lead a happy and well contented life •Helps in balance between our needs and capacity •Leads way of life according to the demands of the situations •Gives strength and ability to bring desirable changes in the conditions of our environment. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELL ADJUSTED PERSON 🠶 He knows his strength and limitations 🠶 Has an adequate level of aspiration 🠶 His basic needs like organic, emotional and social needs are fully satisfied 🠶 He does not possess critical or fault finding attitude 🠶 His behavior is flexible 🠶 He is capable of struggling with odd circumstances 🠶 He has got a realistic perception of world 🠶 He has his own philosophy of life. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELL ADJUSTED STUDENT IN CLASS 🠶Has good physical health 🠶Psychologically comfort 🠶Has work efficiency 🠶Social acceptance ADJUSTMENT PROCESS 🠶The adjustment process occurs when conflict occurs. 🠶Conflicts occurs between internal needs and external demand, in such condition there are three alternatives 1.The individual may inhibits or modify his internal need or demand 2.He can alter the environment and can satisfy his demands 3.He can use some mental mechanism to escape from conflicting situation and may able to maintain the balance the personality MALADJUSTMENT 🠶 Maladjustment literally means faulty or unsatisfactory adjustment 🠶 In psychology, the term is used to mention the inability to adjust to the demand of interpersonal relationship and the stresses of daily living. 🠶 It refers to the degree of disharmony between the person and his environment 🠶 It results in frustration and conflicts. FRUSTATION AND CONFLICT 🠶FRUSTATION It means emotional tension resulting from the blocking of a desire. It is an individual’s goal-seeking activity is obstructed. It results in mental tension.

1. ADJUSTMENT
&
MALADJUSTMENT
BY
MR. AKSHAY PARKHE
LECTURER
BELAIR COLLEGE OF NURSING, PANCHGANI

2. ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment is the process of getting along with once own self and with
others. It is a process by which the person varies his behavior to produce a
more harmonious relationship between himself and his environment.

3. DEFINITION
According to Shaffer, Adjustment is a process by which an individual
maintains a balance between his needs and circumstances that influence the
satisfaction of those needs.
Webster considers adjustment as the establishment of a satisfactory
relationship as representing harmony, conformance, adaptation or the like.
Good defines adjustment as the process of finding and adopting modes of
behavior suitable to the environment or the change in the environment.

4. NATURE OF ADJUSTMENT
• It is an achievement
• It is the process need reduction
• States relationship between person and his environment
• It brings happiness, efficiency and some degree of social feelings
• It depends on external and internal demands
• It refers both to a process and to a state
• It involves psychological and physiological adaptation

5. NEED & IMPORTANCE OF ADJUSTMENT
• To reducing frustration and tensions to the lowest minimum.
• Helps to lead a happy and well contented life
• Helps in balance between our needs and capacity
• Leads way of life according to the demands of the situations
• Gives strength and ability to bring desirable changes in the
conditions of our environment.

6. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELLADJUSTED PERSON
 He knows his strength and limitations
 Has an adequate level of aspiration
 His basic needs like organic, emotional and social needs are fully satisfied
 He does not possess critical or fault finding attitude
 His behavior is flexible
 He is capable of struggling with odd circumstances
 He has got a realistic perception of world
 He has his own philosophy of life.

7. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELLADJUSTED
STUDENT IN CLASS
Has good physical health
Psychologically comfort
Has work efficiency
Social acceptance

8. ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
The adjustment process occurs when conflict occurs.
Conflicts occurs between internal needs and external demand, in such
condition there are three alternatives
1. The individual may inhibits or modify his internal need or demand
2. He can alter the environment and can satisfy his demands
3. He can use some mental mechanism to escape from conflicting situation and
may able to maintain the balance the personality

9. MALADJUSTMENT
 Maladjustment literally means faulty or unsatisfactory adjustment
 In psychology, the term is used to mention the inability to adjust to the demand of
interpersonal relationship and the stresses of daily living.
 It refers to the degree of disharmony between the person and his environment
 It results in frustration and conflicts.

10. FRUSTATION AND CONFLICT
FRUSTATION
It means emotional tension resulting from the blocking of a desire. It is an
individual’s goal-seeking activity is obstructed. It results in mental tension.
CONFLICTS
It means a state of tension brought by the presence of two or more opposing
desire in the individual

11. CAUSES OF MALADJUSTMENT
Physique and appearance
Poverty
Broken home
Parental attitude
Emotional attitude
Lack of co-ordination between a person

12. SCHOOL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO
MALADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS
1. Maladjusted teacher
2. Attitude of teacher
3. Inadequate curriculum
4. Lack of co-curricular activities
5. Defective examination system

13. DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF
MALADJUSTED CHILD
 DIAGNOSIS OF MALADJUSTMENT
 Physical Symptoms
 Stuttering, stammering, scratching head, facial twitching, restlessness, biting nails
drumming with figures & vomiting.
 Behavioral symptoms
 Aggression, lying, bullying, stealing, wandering, poor school achievement, frequent
absenteeism.

14. CONTI…
 Emotional symptoms
 Excess of worrying, fear, hatred, temper tantrums, persistent anxiety, conflicts and
tension.
 DETECTION OF MALADJUSTED CHILDREN
 Observation and Interview
 Use of test: Number of psychological tests, Inventories and rating scales.

15. TREATMENT OF MALADJUSTED CHILDREN
 Some of the specific measures teacher can take are
a. The teacher should understand the deviant behavior of children
b. Give awareness to make healthy parent-child relationship
c. Arrange proper school environment
d. Serious cases should be referred to hospital
e. Can use psychotherapeutic technique like group therapy, play therapy and psycho-drama
depending upon the requirement.

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