摘要：Having offspring is a dream almost every married couple. Married couples whoare generally eager to have children or want to have another child without abirth process which caused birth trauma, sterile, or because they want todistribute the function of motherhood. One problem-solving by couples who donot have children is to adopt children. In adopting the first thing that must beowned by the mother is self-adjustment. But in adopting is not easy to adjustsince there is no blood ties, but this may change as the most important is if themother is able to adjust to the childs adoption, the children would attachthemselves with a mother substitute, since the adoption of a childspsychological reaction was not particularly depending on factors came when shewas born by her own mother but rather a lot depends on the conditions in whicha child feels the mothers love tank replacement.. This matter will beinvestigated in this study. This study aimed to identify maternal imageadjustment, adjustment yourself why did the mother of an adopted child thatway and how the process of adjustment to the mother to child adoption.Characteristic of subjects in this study were three women and their middle-ageadults who have children and have a child of their adoption. This researchapproach uses interviews using the general guidelines and observations nonparticipant. From the results of data analysis, it is known that the three subjectscan make adjustments themselves well. Good adjustment (Good Adjustment),that is, if individuals can accept the limitations that can be modified, but stilltrying to modify the limitations it optimally. Self-adjustment by the mother tochild adoption and influence by factors which affect the adjustment, the firstsubject is the ability to maintain good relationships with other people, healthyphysical condition, which is supported by the results of intelligence tests ofAPM which is quite good, enjoy particular interests and hobbies and religiousbeliefs. While the second subject is the ability to maintain good relationshipswith other people, hobbies and interests particular, beliefs.
