Topic: Adjustment (psychology)
- I think this article makes a good topic because it currently has some limited information, but it is not in the typical wikipedia formatting. The current article only has one cited source and the writer has directly quoted part of the wiki article from this source (the 4 parts of the adjustment process). The topic is also linked to Adjustment disorder which has an extensive wiki page so it would be beneficial to have background on this page.
- sources to use:
- http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/uid=1082/tocnode?id=g9781405161251_chunk_g978140516125118_ss1-36
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/adjustment-psychology
- Sarbin, T. R. (1940). Adjustment in psychology. Character & Personality: A Quarterly for Psychodiagostic & Allied Studies, 8, 240-249.
- conformity to social norms and customs
- the more culturally acceptable a behavior is the better adjusted the individual is considered
- Roots:
- based in biological theory of adaptation
- Approaches:
- adjustment as achievement
- adjustment as a process
- What does it mean to be well-adjusted?
- ability to perform adaptive tasks
- absence of psychological disorders
- high positive affect and low negative affect
- ability to adequately function
- satisfaction in various life domains
- citation: deRidder, D., Geenen, R., Kuijer, R., & van Middendorp, H. (2008). Psychological adjustment to chronic disease. Lancet, 372, 246-254.
- What does it mean to be maladjusted?
- link to Adjustment disorder
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