A study to assess the suicidal risk among10 +2 students in selected school of Jalandhar

Abstract

Adolescence (from Latin: adolescere meaning "to grow up") is a transitional stage of physical sex and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood (age of majority). Life for many young people is a painful tug of war filled with mixed messages and conflicting demands from parents, teachers, coaches, employers, friends and oneself. Rapid changes can occur physically and emotionally. There are also changes socially (attending secondary school, spending more time with peers) which can present with new challenges like using drugs/alcohol and sexual relationships.  It is a time of discovery of self and one’s relationship to the world around him or her.