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
Characteristics
of the 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1 withdrawn and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
7 tension –
person does not feel inner freedom – strains leads to muscle contradiction
8 high
aspiration - person with high hope over future life –when not
achieved become unrealistic in life
9. Felling of inferiority - arising from
the sense of imperfection and incompletion –each time strive for
higher level development – adverse condition
10 emotionally
disturbed- if internal and external adjustment of a child not achieved he
becomes emotional – nail biting, thumb sucking
11 Isolated – suffer a feeling of isolation –not
or mix with others in the class- parents neglect their children
12 Sensitivity – maladjusted children are sensitive
13 Tamper tandrum- when there is a bad tempered out brust is
known as tapmer tandrum- if a child does not get fair treatment ,
sympathy , freedom within a reasonable time he feels maladjustment.
Causes of
Maladjustments
o Family
Social
Economic
Psychological
o Personal
o School
o Teacher
o Peer Group
o Family
Social Causes :
social problem of one generation is the psychological problem of the next
generation . Children from broken family- death , divorce, separation ,
strained relationship, quarrel and fight between spouse, size of the family
–large
Economic Causes :
occupational status of parents- unemployment- low economic status
Psychological
causes: psychological insatiability of parents is directly responsible for
maladjustments. – over possessive- highly authoritative-unrealistic in their
expectations- children get frustrated --- nail biting - day dreaming –
children try to get attention of others through other means.
Personal causes:
physically, mentally and visually handicapped react abnormal to the situation.
If they can not score well academically compared to their peers , they develop
an inferiority complex.
School / teacher
related causes : maladjusted teachers , partiality, inadequate curriculum
,defective examination system.
Peer group
related causes: un healthy relationship with peer group- good look,
athletic abilities ,social class etc.
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