ADAPTATION DISORDER
Adaptation can be explained as the individual's ability to achieve and maintain balance between his/her self and the external environment by using his/her characteristics and abilities in order to survive. People must have the ability to adapt in order to survive. This adaptation process, which begins with the bond he tries to establish with his mother when he is born, continues in school and other social environments in the later years of his life, and in social environments at later ages.
In the face of a negative situation, the person experiences stress and mental distress, and this causes It also causes the daily life of the individual to be negatively affected. A number of behavioral and emotional symptoms are observed within the beginning of the stressful event and the following 3 months: Decrease in work/school performance, changes in social and social relations, etc.
The individual may experience problems in some periods of his life (adolescence, school, work, marriage). , moving, etc.) may experience different situations that need to be adapted to. Even if these processes are the type that will bring positive results, the individual must go through an adaptation process. The most challenging of these periods is adolescence. Because it is a period when, in addition to physical development, some emotional changes occur, the individual searches for identity and tries to achieve autonomy. Some causes of adjustment disorder include family abuse, overprotectiveness and early separation anxiety.
Every person reacts to stress factors, but if the stress factor continues, we expect them to adapt to this situation after a while. If the individual has not adapted after 6 months and there is a negative impact on the individual's functionality in daily life, an adjustment disorder can be mentioned at this point.
Adaptation disorder manifests itself with symptoms such as increased crying, decreased self-perception, increased feeling of hopelessness, and irritability, excessive It can be seen when anxiety or these two conditions are experienced together.
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