Life Adjustment Difficulties

Adjustment difficulties can bring about a range of psychological challenges, with anxiety and mood problems being prevalent.

Throughout our lives, we are faced with changes. These changes may be considered positive, such as starting a new job or relationship, getting married, moving house, having a baby, retiring; or negative, such as losing a job, the end of a relationship, diagnosis of a medical illness or the death of a loved one.

While many people expect to have difficulty adjusting to negative life changes, most don’t acknowledge that positive changes can also bring about psychological and emotional challenges. However, these are equally likely to occur and are considered by psychologist to be adjustment difficulties or disorders.