PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUICIDAL TEENAGER PERSONALITY

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to one of the most topical issues of our time – the growing trend of teenagers’ suicidal behaviour. The authors describe the multidimensional nature of the causes, highlighting the most important ones for committing suicide. They present the data of psychological research into a group of teenagers with suicidal behaviour and analyze the specific psychological characteristics identified in the examined group of people. The paper shows that among causes of suicidal behaviour, the most important are psychological. Timely detection of the psychological characteristics of suicides helps the specialist realize the client’s problems. Also it helps in designing and implementing programs of psychological intervention.

Keywords

• adolescents, suicidal behaviour, autodestruction, frustration rigidity