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How adaptation is different from adjustment?

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Ans.     Adaptation:

Adaptation is a biological term.

It is structural or functional change that enhances the organism’s survival value.

Biological adaptation is property of phenotypic features or organisms relative to selection demands of the environment.

Adjustment:

A well-adjusted person is someone who engages in behaviour that are appropriate for the culture and a given inter-personal situation.

Adjustment is a condition of harmonious relationships between the social and physical environments.

The concept of adjustment refers to active and creative efforts to live effectively and satisfactorily.

Adjustment is the psychological process by which an individual manages or copes with various demands.

An adjustment is the outcome of individual’s effort of coping.

We are considered well-adjusted when we deal successfully with our situations such as in home, schools and work places without much problem.

Adjustment is the outcome of coping.

Adjustment is a process which has four parts—

(i) A need or motive in the form of a strong persistent stimulus,

(ii) The thwarting or non-fulfillment of the need,

(iii) Varied activity, or exploratory behaviour accompanied by problem-solving, and

(iv) Some response that removes or at least reduces the initiating stimulus that brings satisfaction and completes the process of adjustment.

Adjustment is a subjective process. It varies from culture to culture and is a continuous process.