Assignment on Addiction in Teenagers

Written Report

Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
Section 1.................................................................................................................................2
Section 2:................................................................................................................................3
Section 3:................................................................................................................................4
Section 4:................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................7

ABSTRACT
Teenagers addiction or adolescence is a very much crucial time period for them and their
family. It is very much important for them to maintain their values by establish kinds of
boundaries that not overstepped the many dangers that lure for their journey towards adulthood.
The main motive behind to conduct study on that burning social issue is to explore and
communicate the root cause of that issue by using various theories and practices by reach at the
final conclusion. This report divided into the introduction and main body with conclusion that
focus on major cause of behind alcoholic addiction by using both sociological and psychological
theory and practice to gain important insights by putting both theoretical and practical analysis
by demonstrating effects. In order to organisation have to focus on data and statistics to reap out
important results to remove that evil from the society to get right outputs from the youngsters.
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INTRODUCTION
Teenagers who consume drugs suffer from greater kind of risk towards developing kind
of addiction at age of adolescence. Drugs abusiveness harms their long term cognitive and
behavioural since brain development of teenagers. In order to it is very much potential for
researcher to investigate the major cause behind the drug abusiveness that are curiosity, pressure
from side of peer, stress level, emotional side of struggle and willingness to escape are major
reasons behind consumption of drugs (Willem and et.al ., 2012.). This report is based on the
teenagers who consumes lot of drugs due to above mentioned reasons and the main motive of
that report is to investigate causes and impacts of that evil on an individual. With by using both
psychological and sociological theory related with abusiveness of drugs so that better results
should be occurred. In that report social issue is teenagers drug addiction that are major evil in
front of society.
MAIN BODY
This report is based on the drug addiction of teenagers that is one of the most fierce evil
in today's world. The teenage are majorly a period of taking experiments, regardless of parenting
skills and abilities and influence on an individual (Camacho and et.al ., 2013). Cannabis is
commonly used drugs in among the teenagers, in that age majorly parents always remain worry
for their children's about their dependence on drugs such as speed and ice, ecstasy, heroin and
cocaine. The most hazardous effects on teenagers health is the very much use of drugs such as
alcohol and tobacco. To remove or evaluate these kinds of social evils there are various kinds of
theories and practices proved useful for them both psychological and sociological theories that
are as follows:
Section 1
That section of that report is based on the study with help of psychological theory to find
out major deliverables regarding drugs abusiveness of teenagers. To find out roots of that
concern by using psychology theories that provide the model to understand the human thoughts,
emotions and behaviour of an individual (Chesang, 2013). To understand the behaviour of an
individual Cognitive theory of behaviour plays very much important role that are as follows:
Cognitive development theory suggest about the growth of a children that move through various
stages by mental development. By observing the children's piget build a four stage theory that are
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Sensorimotor stage:
That is the stage of birth to 2 years and the major characteristics and development
changes by their movement and sensations (Kuntsche and Müller, 2012.). It knows about world
with help of basic actions such as sucking, grasping and listening.
The pre-operational stage :
In that stage majorly 2 to7 year children's comes under it and in that stage children's think
symbolically and learn from the words and pictures with various objects. They in that stage
become egocentric and struggle to see things from perspective of others.
Concrete operational stage:
In that stage 7 to 11 years children's comes under it and starts thinking logically about
various events. They start to understand the concept of their conversation. Each stage of age
gives some insights of human nature to understand action of an individual so that their activities
should be controlled in proper way.
The formal operational stage:
In that stage 12 and up from it comes under it and in particular stage adolescence or
young adults starts to think in abstract manner due to hypothetical problems. In that stage teens
begins to focus on moral, philosophical, ethical and social issues which requires abstract
reasoning (Kaminer, 2013.). In that stage people become capable to see multiple solution of a
problem and think in scientific manner about the world around them. So by that theory of
psychology it can be understand that in formal operational stage an individual can be able to
think with logic and see solutions at multiple level so in that stage people can get good habits or
bad habits so parents have to pay their attention on their each and every activity so that they can
mould their behaviour. So all these aspects are very much important for an individual to get
important insights and knowledge to reach at desirable goals and objectives.
Section 2:
Alcoholic addiction of drugs that is one of major evil in front of society to remove it and
lessen down it effects researcher with help of sociological theory includes disengagement theory.
Disengagement theory:
Disengagement theory states about non attachment with social life as people become
aged and elderly. When they disengage from society they attract towards other activities such as
addiction of drugs, crimes and misbehaviour. This theory states about that as time passes people
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especially elderly withdraw or disengage themselves from social life and their roles and
responsibilities that is the central of adulthood life. When a n individual disengage themselves
from social norms and environment they increasingly freed from social norms. A complete
disengagement occurs in case both individual and society when two individuals one is ready but
other is not.
Section 3:
That section demonstrates about behaviour of an individual in different age period that
directly impacts on their actions to get right kinds of outputs. There are various kind of theories
and practices regarding the sociological and psychological theory to understand the human
behaviour in better way (Lac and Donaldson, 2016.). The similarity in both cognitive theory of
psychological and Disengagement theory of sociological to get right kinds of outputs in order to
achieve researcher goals and objectives. The major similarity in both these theories that they
both are incorporated with motive of understanding the behaviour of an individual as per the age
in which belongs at present. The another major similarity that both study on mental level of an
individual at every stage of life and bring harmony in it.
Section 4:
This section of particular report demonstrates about the differences in various models and
theories that helps in understand the behaviour of an individual. The both theories
Disengagement theory and cognitive theory have some kind of differences that are one study on
psychological aspect and other on sociological aspect of an individual (Voogt and et.al ., 2013.
). Psychology involves the study of human mind in regards to individual and small group rather
than the whole society. Psychology theory only study behaviour of an individual at one time by
crafting principals that helps in understanding mental health trends their behaviour and problems.
On other hand sociology theory includes disengagement theory evaluates about individual by
examining with social association. In it factors connected that are how gender,religion and
appearance plays major role in overall culture.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that addiction of alcoholic drinks that is one
of most hazardous evil in front of society. It is very much necessary to evaluate the major cause
behind that evil so that better results should be accomplished. It has been evaluated that
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understanding human psychology and its social background helps to gather important insights so
that important aspects should be evaluated in proper way. In order to theories related with
psychological and sociological aspect to demonstrate the effects on an individual to get better
results. While conducting that research some major findings that are researcher not able to get
right kind of knowledge and information that are important to grab important insights in better
way. Further it evaluates attributes related with researcher goals and objectives in better way. So
in that aspect an individual have to take important measures at time of changing needs and
wants so that they can take necessary steps to eliminate effects of it.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals:
Camacho, L.,and et.al ., 2013. Spanish adaptation of the Expectancy Questionnaire (EQ) about
alcohol effects in adolescents. Psicothema. 25(4). pp.529-535.
Chesang, R.K., 2013. Drug abuse among the youth in Kenya. International journal of scientific
& technology research. 2(6). pp.126-131.
Kaminer, Y., 2013. Adolescent substance abuse: A comprehensive guide to theory and practice.
Springer Science & Business Media.
Kuntsche, E. and Müller, S., 2012. Why do young people start drinking? Motives for first-time
alcohol consumption and links to risky drinking in early adolescence. European
addiction research. 18(1). pp.34-39.
Lac, A. and Donaldson, C.D., 2016. Alcohol attitudes, motives, norms, and personality traits
longitudinally classify nondrinkers, moderate drinkers, and binge drinkers using
discriminant function analysis. Addictive behaviors. 61. pp.91-98.
Voogt, C.V., and et.al ., 2013. Longitudinal associations between descriptive and injunctive
norms of youngsters and heavy drinking and problem drinking in late adolescence.
Journal of Substance Use. 18(4). pp.275-287.
Willem, L., Bijttebier, P., Claes, L. and Uytterhaegen, A., 2012. Temperament and problematic
alcohol use in adolescence: An examination of drinking motives as mediators. Journal
of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 34(2). pp.282-292.
Online:
Prevalence of underage drinking 2017 [Online] Available through
<http://www.ias.org.uk/Alcohol-knowledge-centre/Underage-drinking/Factsheets/
Prevalence-of-underage-drinking.aspx>.
“We don’t get taught enough” 2018 [Online] Available through <https://mentoruk.org.uk/we-
dont-get-taught-enough/>.
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APPENDIX
Interpretation:
from the above graph it has been summarised that portion of children in last week increases day
by day and they become addicted about it gradually that impacts negatively on society.
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Illustration 1: Prevalence of underage drinking 2017

Interpretation:
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Illustration 2: “We don’t get taught enough” 2018

This bar chart shows the percentage of people who takes alcoholic drinks and their
frequency to take it in UK. 11% people takes alcoholic drinks at least in a week. With 9% takes
once a month. That show high ratio of people who consumes the drinks a month.
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