In our life, we very often hear the phrases “adequate reaction”, “inadequate man” and various others related to the concept of “adequate” or “inadequate”. Let's try to figure out what these concepts mean.
Adequacy
Adequate behavior is a behavior that is understandable to others and does not go against generally accepted norms, corresponds to the situation and expectations of others. In any society, there are generally accepted norms of morality. So, an adequate person will behave in accordance with these standards, commit acts expected by others. For example, if he went into the trolleybus and sat on the seat - this is adequate behavior, but if he lies on the floor in the trolleybus - this is inadequacy. Please note that all these norms are external, created by public opinion. That is, in an adequate person lives according to external guidelines and does not always focus on his feelings and desires. Simply put, he knows how to control himself. For example, you liked a neighbor’s handbag, you have wanted this for a long time, but you won’t go pick it up. In fact, adequacy is a relatively relative concept, because in different religions or countries moral standards may differ, for example, if in the East it is customary to drink tea sitting on the floor, then somewhere in Europe, say, in London, it will be at least least strange. And if a person behaves correctly, in your opinion, then this does not mean at all that other people will also consider this normal. In general, all people to one degree or another are inadequate, certainly they do such things from time to time.
Inadequacy
In psychology, an inadequate person is a person who reacts to an event non-standard, contrary to generally accepted moral standards. The reaction, emotions and behavior of such a person do not correspond to the situation. For example, a positive event causes negative emotions in a person. It may become temporarily inadequate, for example, in a state of alcohol or drug intoxication, in some critical situation. Or it may be his constant state of consciousness, in which case it is already a disease, for example schizophrenia.
Types of Inappropriate Behavior
Inappropriate behavior can be divided into several types, depending on the modes of manifestation: deviant, victim, delinquent, conflict, erroneous and demonstrative. We consider each of these species separately and draw a conclusion.
Deviant state
You can talk about deviant principles if an inadequate person regularly commits acts that are contrary to generally accepted norms. This type of behavior includes: addiction, alcoholism, crime, prostitution and so on. According to scientists, the likelihood of deviations definitely increases with the weakening of regulatory control, which occurs at the social level.
Victim Inadequate State
This is when the individual provokes to do some harm, creates a dangerous situation for him. For example, a girl in a short skirt sits in a car at night with a company of tipsy hooligans. A person can behave provocatively, not suspecting that he himself can begin to provoke danger.
Delinquent state
This is when acts are committed that can cause any harm to both society and the individual. Adolescent delinquency should be highlighted here. Examples of inappropriate behavior of this type include petty offenses, drinking alcohol and using swear words in public places, petty hooliganism and even violation of traffic rules. By the way, absence from the workplace for a disrespectful reason or coming to work while intoxicated are also examples of delinquent behavior.
Conflict condition
This, as you probably already guessed, is a behavior when an inadequate person tries to provoke a scandal or create a conflict situation. He lives according to the principle "if you don’t attack, they will attack you."
Erroneous condition
Directed away from the desired target. For example, when a person in childhood found a successful way for a child to solve a problem in life, and it turned out to be effective, it was repeated many times, entrenched thanks to repetitions, and is now being repeated by an adult, although this has already become a reaction for a long time. An inadequate reaction is when a child is constantly scolded in childhood, and he is used to constantly making excuses, grew up and realized that he no longer needs to make excuses, but he continues to do it anyway. Such maneuverability of a psychologically healthy person often has the following reasons: physical problems, chance, bad manners, incompetence, psychological problems and provocation of the environment.
Demo state
This is when some vivid, memorable actions are made, in which there is a noticeable desire to attract attention by any means, regardless of the opinions of others. This behavior is sometimes very convenient to use in order to achieve any goal. This is especially true for women, because they are very fond of attracting attention to themselves. Demonstrative behavior is not always inadequate, very often it remains within the normal range.
Types of Inadequacy
By types of inadequacy can be divided into absolute, formal and relative. Formal is when a person does not comply with generally accepted norms of behavior, violates the rules. This may include the same mat in public places. Relative inadequacy lies in the characteristics of a certain personality and may even be invisible to society. The absolute is divided into conscious and unconscious. Inadequacy of the conscious type is when a person fully controls his actions, clearly knows what he is doing, waiting for an appropriate reaction from the people around him. That is, such a person behaves inappropriately quite consciously. This is always a challenge to public opinion, moral standards accepted in society. So politicians, tyrants-bosses can behave. For example, singers or actors perform such acts in order to shock the audience, cause public resonance and general discussion. An unconscious type of inadequacy is considered the most dangerous and is somewhere on the verge of serious personality disorder. Such an individual does not give an account of his actions, his principles are almost always inadequate, although he believes that everything is normal with him
Reasons for Inappropriate Behavior
In fact, the causes of this condition can be very different. A person may simply not understand what is expected of him, he may have any psychological problems that contribute to the manifestation of inappropriate behavior. Very often, inadequate people commit any actions that are contrary to public opinion, simply because they rely not on the reaction of others, but on their personal opinion, focus not on the external, but on their inner world. In various critical situations, even the most balanced people commit rash acts. Sometimes the reasons for this are hidden in deep childhood. For example, children brought up in the families of drug addicts and alcoholics very often differ in such norms of principles.
Dangers of Inadequate Condition
Is an inadequate person dangerous in society? It depends on how much it goes beyond the standards of morality and what actions express its condition. In any case, communication with such an individual is a rather unpleasant task. But if it is expressed by aggression, or a person is in a state of alcohol or drug intoxication, then this can be very dangerous. Such a person is best avoided. If this is not possible, try to be as calm as possible and try not to go into conflict. Remember, an inadequate person does not give an account of his actions! And, as in the state of affect, he can do anything.