Introduction to Psychology Unit 4.1

• Adjustment

  The process of adapting to changes in one's environment or circumstances
• Adjustment

  • It is a continuous process, not a stable state
  • It is a two-way process where behaviour evolves with changing circumstances
  • It involves self-perception and emotional development
  • It is a developmental process that occurs throughout different stages of life
• Adjustment process

  1. Adapting to changes in circumstances

  2. Developing appropriate behaviours and relationships

  3. Maturing emotionally and behaving according to skills and interests

  4. Adjusting to different life stages and environments
• Adjustment during life stages

  • Adjusting to parents, elders, and siblings in childhood
  • Adjusting to teachers and academic environment in later childhood
  • Adjusting to professional relationships after completing education
  • Adjusting to life partner and other conditions in married life
• The idea that adjustment attained in the current state becomes stable is untrue
• As conditions and circumstances change, a person must make conscious efforts to adjust
• Adjustment is a two-way process where our behaviour evolves as the circumstances do, and these behavioural changes have an impact on our environment
• Through adjustment, a person's emotional development matures, and he behaves appropriately in accordance with his skills and interests
• The situation alters as people get older, and different issues arise at various periods of life