Adjustment Problems During Adolescence

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to understand the adjustment problems during adolescence. The adolescent period is generally said to be the period of problems in the human span of life. Adjustment is a continuous process of action in the life of human beings right from the period of childhood, adolescence and adulthood with a definite purpose of meeting the needs of the self, the needs of the environment and the needs of the culture. Every situation may need different type of adjustment. If an individual fails to adjust himself to the situation, then the problem arises. In adolescent environment adjustment is the combined influence of several forces that are operating to produce a well adjusted or poorly adjusted personality.