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Adjustment is the psychological processes through which people manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life.
Deutsch: Anpassungsschwierigkeiten / Español: Dificultad de ajuste / Português: Dificuldade de adaptação / Français: Difficulté d'ajustement / Italian: Difficoltà di adattamento
Adjustment Difficulty in the psychology context refers to the challenges and struggles individuals face when trying to adapt to significant life changes or stressful events. These difficulties can manifest in emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses that hinder effective functioning and well-being.
Adjustment Disorder refers to a type of mental disorder which resulted from maladaptive, or unhealthy, responses to stressful or psychologically distressing life events.
Adjustment disorders are characterized by the development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor.
Adler, Alfred (1870-1937) refers to an early follower of Freud who left the Freudian camp and created his own theory of personality, which emphasized the conscious mind and the individual creation of a worldview, guiding fictions, and a lifestyle in order to overcome feelings of inferiority and to seek perfection.
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ADLs is the abbreviations of Activities of daily living which refer to the basic self -care tasks or basic personal activities such as eating, bathing, dressing, mobility, using the toilet and transferring from bed to chair.