Adjustment is the process of getting along with one’s own
self and with others. It is the process by which a person varies his behaviour
to produce a more harmonious relationship between himself and his environment.
It is the ability to accommodate oneself to changing circumstances as a mark of
maturity
Nature of adjustment
1.
Adjustment is the process
of need reduction.
2.
Adjustment is an achievement
3.
It is a state of harmonious
relationship between the person and his environment.
4.
Adjustment brings
happiness, efficiency, and some degree of social feelings,
5.
It depends on external and
internal demands
6.
Adjustment refers both to a
process and to a state
7.
Adjustment involves
psychological and physiological adaption
Importance of Adjustment
1.
The aim of adjustment is to
gratify the needs by reducing frustration and tensions to the lowest minimum
2.
It helps us to lead a happy
and well contented life
3.
It helps us in keeping
balance between our needs and capacity to meet the needs.
4.
Adjustment persuades us to
change our way of life according to the demands of the situation
It gives us strength and ability to bring
desirable changes in the conditions of our environment
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