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Social adjustment the behavioural process by which human beings and other animals maintain equilibrium among their various needs or between their needs and the obstacles of their environments. A sequence of social adjustment begins when a need is felt and ends when it is satisfied. Social adjustment is similar to physiological adjustments. People strive to be comfortable in their surroundings and to have their psychological needs (such as love or affirmation) met through the social networks they inhabit. When needs arise, especially in new or changed surroundings, they impel interpersonal activity meant to satisfy those needs. In this way, people increase their familiarity and comfort with their environments, and they come to expect that their needs will be met in the future through their social networks. Ongoing difficulties in social and cultural adjustment may be accompanied by anxiety or depression.