Adequacy is the correctness

Some words in the language acquire strange, andsometimes empty values, far from the original. So it happened with the word "adequacy". This concept became "empty". That is, it has become too broad a meaning that is used without reference to a particular situation.

The term informatics

Initially, adequacy is just a match. Usual correctness. Nothing special. And when they said "the adequacy of a person", it was simply the social acceptability of his behavior. That is, compliance with certain norms, and not an arbitrary value judgment.

As expected

And the word itself became blurred. The application of his antonym - offensive. When a person is given a characteristic by the parameter "adequacy", this means that predictability is evaluated. And predictability stems from the same correctness, which was mentioned just above. That is, the behavior of a conditionally "adequate" person is understandable on the basis of rules.

Formally and in essence

But if you think about what rulesare assessed when assessing the adequacy, the situation becomes incomprehensible. There are rules of etiquette, but they are applicable only in a formal sense. In practice, the art of interacting with people requires skill and emotional sensitivity and flexibility. And not at all following formal etiquette.

Plagued by vague doubts?

Sometimes on the forums you can meet the cry of the soul: "I doubt its adequacy." Most often, the sufferer is not sure about his mental health. Or he simply has little experience in a certain field and considers himself incapable of sorting out this or that situation related to relationships with people. What can you advise? Calm down, and if there are voices or thoughts of greatness, the worthlessness of the self, go to a psychiatrist. In all other cases, it is enough to contact a psychologist. Often a person is unable to look at himself from the side, and therefore feels his behavior as wrong.

Rules of comfort

So adequacy is a very generalizedThe concept of a person's ability to predictably respond, creating a minimum of problems to others. Etiquette has grown out of the need not to cause discomfort to people around. He can not provide absolutely all options for events. Therefore, if you feel insecure in communication, then etiquette is worth learning, but you have to ... and communicate as much as possible. But it is not enough just to communicate - you need to carefully approach this issue, draw conclusions, notice the differences. Even an emotionally not very sensitive person can master communication at the expense of intelligence. Just think, analyze, compare - and everything will turn out.

Abstain!

If you are a manager or responsible person, Ias a linguist would recommend not to use this word at all even in conversations with people who often use it themselves. It is too inaccurate and gives the bad language taste of the user. If you want to say well-bred - say it, predictable - also a great word, reliable - in Russian and clear. Do not mock the language and do not show yourself worse than it actually is.