Psychology of Adjustment

This Psychology of Adjustment course examines how psychological principles and theories can enhance personal adjustment, resilience, and well-being. Students will explore key topics such as emotional response theories, coping mechanisms, self-concept, self-esteem, and strategies for managing stress, depression, and interpersonal relationships. Emphasis is placed on understanding psychotherapeutic interventions and developing practical skills to promote mental health and life balance. Through the study of adjustment and growth processes, students will gain insights into adapting positively to life’s challenges and transitions, making this course ideal for those seeking to enhance personal effectiveness and overall life satisfaction.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE COMPETENT IN:

• Understanding the process of personal adjustment and discussing its implications.
• Analyzing how competence and flexibility relate to intellectual adjustment.
• Assessing the emotional response theories of selected theorists.
• Examining the emotional and physiological responses to stressful situations, including life changes, and evaluating the positive and negative ways people cope with stress.
• Determining the implications of psychotherapeutic intervention for optimum personal adjustment.
• Understanding the maintenance of interpersonal security, self-esteem, and the assimilation of the data of experience as functions of the self.
• Comprehending the concepts of diffusion of responsibility and blind obedience to authority as they relate to the personal evaluation of behavior.
• Analyzing communication styles and how they impact the ability to adjust effectively.
• Correlating attraction, friendship, and love in interpersonal relationships.
• Applying the theories of adjustment to personal development.
• Illustrating the motivational relationship of human needs to adjustment and development.
• Applying the principles of Positive Psychology.
• Tracing the development of various forms of parent-child relationships and their implications for the effective development of both parties.
• Comprehending the nature of primary and secondary drives as motivational processes.
• Exploring gender, ethnic and sociocultural differences in responses to and coping skills related to life changes.
• Exploring the role and use of Artificial Intelligence in helping people cope psychologically in their personal, professional, and social lives. 

ACQUIRED SKILLS

• Problem-Solving and Coping Skills
• Emotional Regulation Skills
• Stress Management Skills
• Improved Communication
• Application of Psychological Theories to Real-Life Situations