Failure to adapt to a change in one’s environment, resulting in inability to cope with work or social activities.
Maladjustment can occur as a reaction to stressful situations, such as divorce or moving house.
There may be feelings of depression or anxiety, or behavioural problems in children and in adolescents.
Maladjustment usually disappears when a person is removed from the stressful situation or adapts to it.
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