Suicide In Early Adulthood

Over time, they start to lose the ability to cope and this is when they start thinking, and attempting, suicide. For example, in the story Romeo and Juliet, both characters experience or are in a emotional distress or stated of mind. They both can't stand not being with each other which starts off as a “slight irritation” but over time it gets worse and they can't deal which makes them turn to the ideal of suicide if they can't be with one another.

People pass through different stages of development throughout their lives. In the process of this, many changes are experienced that affect the life course. There are various theories as well as theorist to choose from in order to gain a greater knowledge of an individual’s development. In this paper I will analyze the Life Course Perspective and Levinson’s Theory of Seasons of Adulthood. After analyzing these theories, I will apply the concepts of The Life Course Perspective and Levinson to my father’s life.

Firstly, in Joiner’s interpersonal theory of suicide, he explains why people have suicidal behaviour. He states that three things need to happen to be at a higher risk of suicide, the desire to die, thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness; the desire to die is necessary (Joiner, 2005). Thwarted belongingness is the feeling of disconnect and alienation where one does not have connection with others; it is the feeling where one feels like no one cares and there is simply a lack of connection (ibid.). Those with more social belongingness like having family, friends and even social events like weddings, have a lower risk of CS as they feel like they are part of something. Perceived burdensomeness according to Joiner is the feeling that

Therefore, veterans have to suffer in the end. I somewhat agree with Peck statement because if a veteran has any type of permanent injury, then he or she cannot really function back into normal society. The veterans might need more help and guidance to really fit back into society. Some people might blame for the increase in the veterans homeless population because the lack of attention towards the increasing problem. The government officials did a poor job to track the number of veterans in the street.

There is a higher poverty percentage rate among black people than any other race, which is why they are more likely to be accused of a crime (kff.org). They believe that those who are poor are more likely to commit crimes because of the fact poverty hurts our ability to make decisions on school, finances and life (Thompson, 2013). There were other men outside searching for the twins, but it never occurred to them that one of the men could have been the culprit except for Robbie, as he was the only one accused. While Robbie was in prison, Cecilia wrote to him that “I’m beginning to understand the snobbery that lay behind their stupidity” (McEwan, 117) She believed that her parents were to believed he raped Lola because of his social status.

“Depression is a disorder most commonly associated with adolescent suicide” (Hittleman 1). When the pain is too hard to endure, some choose to intentionally end their own lives. Teens usually face more difficulties than tweens, yet they’re not as mature as adults, making them the most vulnerable victims of depression. In Jay Asher’s novel Thirteen Reasons Why, he made an accurate portrayal of depression by delineating the pessimistic thoughts of protagonist Hannah Baker throughout her story, and without receiving succor from her friends, teachers or parents, committed suicide to end an unabated affliction. Depression is an agonizing experience, yet it can be imperceptible from outside.

This absence of belonging can easily form into self-destructive tendencies, and possibly leading to suicidal thoughts and actions. In Romeo and Juliet, this is shown in a extreme way. When both Romeo and Juliet explicitly say that they want to or are willing to die for each other, this shows that teenagers see relationships as a somber matter, even though they usually don’t have a full understanding of serious relationships. This is something that often comes with life experience and learning from other relationships, something that most teens, including Romeo and Juliet, just don’t

According to the Resource Theory, “males that do not have high-paying jobs often resort to violence more often as a way of controlling the spouse” (Wallace and Roberson, pg. 19). In Mitchell’s case, the fact that he did not hold a job shows that he was more likely to abuse his wife as a way to be in control. Forcing his wife to prostitute also put the Patriarchy Theory into play. Mitchell forcing Marica to prostitute on the streets shows that he was being possessive of her and tried to dominate the relationship. The Patriarchy Theory

Sociocultural factors, the third factor, relates to isolation and denying acceptance. For those who feel lonely, “feelings of isolation can be caused by sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and gender identity” (Kahn). From all three factors, the people around the suicidal individual influence the individual’s behavior the most. Close ones of the suicidal person impact his or her behavior greater than jokes, yet people will still argue it is not morally right to joke about the

Thus, there are children who become aware of their preferences through the process of growing up. Being convinced that homosexuality is something wrong and condemned through the media, outside opinions and literature they read, these children are more likely to hide their sexual orientation from the society thinking there is something wrong with them. That surely can lead to the higher depression rate among the young people and, moreover, to the increasing suicide rate as 30% of teenagers who committed suicide were gay (Cover 31). Rob Cover claims that the failure to be heterosexual as it is dictated by the social norms can lead to the suicide among adolescentes as they see it as the only way out of the situation they cannot change (34). That are the dire consequences of censoring of the information on the existence of same-sex partners and the development of the belief it is not normal to love a person of the same sex.