Maladjustment

'Maladjustment' is a process
whereby an individual is unable to
satisfy his personal needs biological,
psychological or social needs
successfully and establishes an
imbalance between and expectation
of the society resulting in the

What is disturbance of psycho-equilibrium.

According
dictionary,
to psychological

Maladjustme Adjustment is "the variations and

changes in behaviour that are

nt? necessary to satisfy needs and

meet demands, so that one can
establish a harmonious
relationship with the
environment.“

If one fails to make these

'variations and changes', the
'needs' will not be satisfied, the
'demands' will not be meet; thus
he/she will not be able to
'establish a harmonious
 Maladjustment

It is a process whereby an
individual is unable to satisfy his
biological, psychological or social
needs successfully and
establishes an imbalance between
his personal needs and
expectations of the society
resulting in the disturbance of
psycho- equilibrium
MALADJUSTMENT
- A failure to meet the demands of
society, such as coping with problems
and social relationships
- Faulty or inadequate adjustment
-Inability to adjust to the demands of
interpersonal relationships and the
stresses of daily living.
- Inability to react successfully and
satisfactorily to the demands of one's
environment
 Characteristics of maladjusted person

1 withdrawn and timid- frequent withdrawal from difficult situations

make individual timid and weak in facing real life situations

2 shy and self conscious- concern with their negative evaluation

3 fearful- unpleasant agitation - hide from meeting students of higher

class

4 Anxious -anxiety describe the individuals level of emotion

5 Delusions- it is irrational belief -ie god responsible

6 extremely aggressive- leads to tendency to dominate in the class-
hurt herself - kick dogs, child beats her doll
Characteristics of maladjusted person

7 tension - person does not feel inner freedom –strong leads to muscle contradiction

8 high aspiration - person with high hope over future life when not achieved become unrealistic
in life

8 Felling of inferiority - arising from the sense of imperfection and incompletion -each time strive
for higher level development - adverse condition

9 emotionally disturbed

10 Isolated

11 sensitivity - maladjusted children are sensitive

12Tamper tandrum- when there is a bad tempered out brust is known as tamer tandrum- if a
child does not get fair treatment, sympathy, freedom within a reasonable time he feels
maladjustment.
The Maladjusted person
People who cannot overcome
their troubles a cannot
compromise with them.
Mental illness, emotional
instability, mental disorders,
emotional disorders,
psychological disorders-all
these terms denote one and the
same thing.
He may be swayed this may or
that by wind or weather but he
always returns to an even keel.
The adjusted person
Most normal people have to face
frustrations; conflicts and such
situations as may cause concern,
anxiety and nervousness at times.
They are able to overcome their
troubles and adjust themselves to
such situations.
*A normal person may be emotionally
hyperactive at times and he may be
so depressed that he can hardly live
with himself.
•A well-adjusted person maintains a
favorable orientation towards reality
"His life is like ship riding the waves.
 Causes of MALADJUSTMENT
1.
Unhealthy home environment -
Include separated family, divorced
family, step parent, drunkard or drug
addicted parents, single parenting,
low moral and social standard of
family.
2. Heredity causes - One may feel
inferior because of inherited
defective mental set up,
physiological structure, colour of the
skin (dark) which could lead to
maladiustment.
3. Poverty - When poor children meet
rich children in the school, they
sometimes develop jealousy, worry
and inferiority complex which lead
to emotional disturbance.
Environment causes - The forces of the environment
begin to play their role from the conception of the child
in the womb of the mother in the form of defective
nourishment available to him. Uncongenial physical
environment, adverse physical environment leads to
maladjustment.
• 5.
Faulty method of teaching - Faulty method of teaching
do not motivate students. The Lesson becomes dull and
drudgery. Student begin to hate every process of
education. It creates emotional tension which lead to
mental illness.
• 6.
Strict Discipline - Some traditional schools impose
strict discipline, such schools are just like jails and the
teachers jailors. Those students are always suffering
from fear and worry.
 Causes of MALADJUSTMENT
7. Lack of equipments (facility)- In some
schools, there is lack of furniture and proper
• 11. Social laws and bindings - The social
equipments. Over crowded classes and poor laws and legal binding are the most
facilities leads to frustration and mental
tension. common source of frustrations in one's
8. Lack of guidance and counseling - life. Similarly restrictions imposed by
Mastery over content and subject matter parents, teachers, ethical and other groups
only without caring for the interest of
students causes maladjustment. No are common sources of maladjustment.
guidance is provided for various areas at
different levels.
Students became confused, frustrated and
12. Bad company / neighborhood -
become maladjusted. Neighbourhood is an important conditioner
9. Lack of recreational facilities - Children of child's behaviour. Many of our
who do not get facilities after class in the
forms of play, library, debates, discussion, youngsters develop delinquencies because
puzzles etc. may have adjustment Problems. such patterns of behaviour are seen in
10. Mass media - Children are exposed to their neighborhood patterns like lying,
mass media, explosion of knowledge, adult
issues now a days. It the child witnesses stealing, obscene talk, promiscuous sex
films which depict low sexuality and
violence, it may lead to maladiustment.
interest.
School factors :
• Maladiusted teacher

• Inadequate curriculum

• Lack of co- curricular activities

• Defective examination svstem

• "Attitude of teacher”
Problems of a
Maladiusted :
• Anxiety is a personality trait. It
results from conflict, which is an
inevitable part of life. Anxiety
describes the individual's level of
emotionality. We see many
students who are tense and
worried (highly anxious) and those
who are cool (hardly anxious.
Since anxiety is an inferred
emotional state of an individual, it
cannot be directly observed. It
can be measured through
psychological tests/techniques.
 Problems of a Maladiusted :
• Aggression is overt, often harmful, • Withdrawal Psychological texts
social interaction with the intention define withdrawal as the onset of
of inflicting damage or other symptoms, both physical and
unpleasantness upon another mental, when a substance is
reduced or not given to the body.
individual. It may occur either in The substances we are talking
retaliation or without provocation. In about could be any chemical, but
humans, frustration due to blocked in psychology when discussing
goals can cause aggression. withdrawal you tend to deal with
Human aggression can be classified some kind of drug. This includes
into direct and indirect aggression, both prescription and illegal drugs
whilst the first is characterized by as they both affect the body
physical or verbal behavior intended to
cause harm to someone, the second
one is characterized by a behavior
intended to harm social relations of an
individual or a group
 Problems of a Maladiusted :
• Drug addiction, also called
• Juvenile delinquency, also known substance use disorder, is a
as "juvenile offending", is disease that affects a person's
participation in illegal behavior by brain and behavior and leads to an
minors (juveniles, i.e. individuals inability to control the use of a
legal or illegal drug or medication.
younger than the statutory age of
Substances such as alcohol,
majority). Most legal systems marijuana and nicotine also are
prescribe specific procedures for considered drugs. When you're
dealing with juveniles, such as addicted, you may continue using
juvenile detention centers, and the drug despite the harm it
courts. causes
• Low achievement is considered as a multidimensional problem
because there are so many factors contribute to the reduction of the
educational lower attainment which may be psychological,
educational, social or medical reasons.
 Symptoms of maladjusted person
Physical symptoms

Stuttering, stammering, scratching head, facial twitching, biting nails, rocking feet,
restlessness, drumming with fingers.

Behavioural symptoms

Aggression, lying, bullying, stealing, truancy, wandering, poor school achievement, frequent
absence, hyperactivity, withdrawal tendencies, negativism, and sex disturbances.

Emotional symptoms

• Excessive worry, fear, inferiority, hatred, extreme timidity, tempers tantrum, persistent
anxiety, conflicts and tension.

•Nervous disorders : fear, anxiety, phobia

•Habits disorders: speech, asleep
•Behavioral disorders: unmanageable, aggression, truancy
•Educational: backwardness, indiscipline, concentration, inability to keep jobs.
MALADJUSTED CHILD ARE ...
• Carelessness • Impertinence • Thoughtlessness

• Cheating • Inquisitiveness • Truancy

• Cruelty • Obscene notes • Unhappiness

• Destroying material • Restlessness, Shyness • Unreliability

• Disobedience • Smoking • Unsocial withdrawing

• Domineering • Stealing • Untruthfulness

• Dreams • Stubbornness • Whispering.

• Fearfulness • Suggestible sullenness

• Heterosexuality • Suspiciousness

• Imaginative lying • Temper

Maladjustment must always be taken as
signal as it may lead child towards
serious behavioral problems, mental
illness and diseases. It always better to
have its early detection and finds ways
and means for its rectification.
. Observation method.
. Interview method.
. Case history method.
. Questionnaire and Inventory method.
. Sociometric technique.
. Projective technique.
*The Bell Adjustment Inventory
*The Moony Checklist
*Taylor Anxiety Scale
*The Roger 's Test Of Personality
Adiustment
*Haggery- Olson Wickman Behaviour
*Rating Shedule
ROLE OF TEACHER IN THE
PROCESS OF ADJUSTMENT
•Balanced growth and development
•Satisfaction of the basic needs
•Awareness of strength and weakness
•Developing tension tolerance
•Harmony with the demands of Society and Culture
•Providing healthy Environment
•Provision of Guidance and Counseling
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