Suicidal Behavior Psychology

This assignment is being submitted on June 13, 2016, for Professor Kehiante McKinley’s G148/PSY1012 Section 02 General Psychology course.

Teenage drug abuse is an issue that can result from a wide variety of social influences, stressful events, and mental disorders. Drug abuse among adolescents is a troubling issue because it decreases focus, increases the chance of consistency in behavior during adulthood, increases the chances of developing emotional issues, permanently damages the brain, and damages tissues in every system that can lead to death. Previous scientific research has identified that social factors, including the media and peers, play an important role in psychological development and impact the adolescent's decision to start experimenting with substances (Botvin 888). Appropriate solutions for the teenage drug abuse issue already exist, but the only remaining

Today’s teenagers are more prone to drug abuse because they see it as a way of rebellion. Author Tiana Rosenberg stated on 2012 that more and more teens are smoking each year because it is considered cool. It’s a form of teenage rebellion, the carelessness and disobeying adults. Teens think they are invincible and overweigh the pleasures of doing drugs over the risks. Part of the brain dealing with making decisions are still developing (Moore

A drug is a substance that alters the mind, body or both. Drug use is an increasing problem among teenagers in colleges today. Most drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years, the years most crucial in the maturation process (Shiromoto 5). During these years adolescents are faced with difficult tasks of discovering their self identity, clarifying their sexual roles, assenting independence, learning to cope with authority and searching for goals that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily available, adolescents are curious and venerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, and there is a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer

Working at the Elmcrest Children’s Center this semester has opened my eyes to so many different issues that children face in our own community. The children that are sent to Elmcrest go through psycho-social evaluations before they are fully admitted to see exactly how the child reacts to certain situations and stimuli. During my time at Elmcrest, there have been kids that have been discharged to other programs due to the fact that they had dealt with suicidal thoughts and needed more intensive care than Elmcrest was able to provide. When I saw the article, “Physical and Psycho-Social Predictors of Adolescents’ Suicide Behavior” I knew that it would be extremely beneficial for me to learn more about what triggers these behaviors and how they

As a result of the staggering increase of stress left on teen’s shoulders, many turn to the consumption of illegal substances to calm themselves, and to allow themselves to take a break from reality. A study by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows that from 1992 to 2014 marijuana use amongst high school teenagers has increased from 12 percent to 22 percent. This statistic is closely related to the fact that 81 percent of high schoolers think drugs are easy to get. The fact that teens understand drugs as an easy to get commodity reveals that teens don’t think of drugs as illegal substances that are banned from commercial use in almost all states, but more as popular retreat to relief and relaxation. Social media also has its ties into teen drug addiction as it helps provide further confirmation that doing drugs is the “cool” way to behave.

Among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, 9.8 % are estimated to be current users of illicit drugs, with 4.9 % using drugs other than marijuana. Nearly three quarters of students have started to drink alcohol and nearly half (47%) have tried using an illicit drug (not including alcohol or tobacco) by the senior year of high school.” (Hassan, Harris, Sherritt, Van Hook, & Brooks, 2009)

Drug use is an increasing problem among teenagers in today's high schools. Most drug use begins in the teenage years, these years are the most crucial in the maturing process. During these years adolescents are faced with the difficult tasks of discovering their self identity, clarifying their sexual roles, assenting independence, learning to cope with authority figures and searching for goals that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily available, adolescents are curious and venerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, and there is a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and

There are many types of approaches when seeking help for children and teens that are suicidal . One approach is known as the humanistic approach that involve in helping clients to developed the highest potential. Humanistic approach focuses on the positive aspects of others ad self-grown including self-actualization rather than negative behaviors or past. There are theories to explore when using humanistic approach such as client-centered, gestalt, and existential

According to DiClemente, Santelli and Crosby (2009) “Adolescents, at risk: A Generation in Jeopardy”. A profound statement that depicts the climate that the adolescent is faced with today. Setting this aside; they went on to declare that adolescence is a period of rapid transformation which includes physiological, psychological, sociocultural and cognitive development. In addition, there are a myriad of activities occurring simultaneously that they must navigate; however, their goal is to establish a stable sense of identity. While most would successfully complete the journey; unfortunately, many of them fall prey to a number of social ills and do not achieve their true potential as productive members of the society. As a consequence, drug

Base on the Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society textbook, it reads that a survey was conducted in 1894 which ask high school students who used drugs, why do young people turn to drugs? The two results that seem more logical were “to have a good time with my friends” and “to relax or relived tension” (Levinthal, 2014). Adolescents use drugs as a way of looking good among others and have the time of their life. Also, several teens who encounter traumatic experiences during their adolescent years, turn to drugs to feel better and forget the real world problems they are facing. Little do they know that they might be affecting their future.

It has been discovered that most people who struggle with drug addiction began experimenting with drugs in their teens. Teenage drug abuse is one of the largest problems in society today and the problem grows and larger every year. Drugs are a pervasive force in our culture today. To expect kids not to be influenced by the culture of their time is as unrealistic as believing in the tooth fairy (Bauman 140). Teens may feel pressured by their friends to try drugs, they may have easy access to drugs, they may use drugs to rebel against their family or society, or they may take an illegal drug because they are curious about it or the pleasure that it gives them.

Key Theories: Durkheim’s social fact, mechanical and organic solidarity, anomie suicide, Marx’s alienation of labor, and Weber’s class struggles

When referencing suicide, it has and continues to evoke a wide range of reactions such as bafflement, dismissal, anger, and moral or religious condemnation. The most widely known and utilized tactic that society approaches this subject as a means to denounce and prevent suicide is based on the divine command theory. This is based on a cluster of related theories that state that an action is right if God has decreed that it is. (Weirenga, 387) For Example, Judaism, establishes that preserving human life is to be considered and respected in a way that outweighs any considerations of passive or active forms of euthanasia, leaving the choice of life or death to the creator.

“Don’t move”, a gun pointed my friend and me at a night that I might not forget. That night, my best girl friend who came from Columbia went through a big change in her life because she suffered from a sexual assault. I finished the SMU questionnaire about sexual problem in few days ago. Actually I had either sad or little delight because assigning a questionnaire to students means that a collage pays high attention to students’ sexual problems. However, I felt sad because I recalled my girlfriend’s sexual assault again. No matter how old the women is, there is no doubt that she or her family or friends were influenced a lot by sexual assault. Also, I was impacted by my friend’s sexual assault so I got warnings and some ideas after that. In order to avoid sexual assault, everyone had better pay attention to her safety and not have prejudices against someone who suffered from sexual assault.