Identification of medical and psychological indicators of trouble in adolescents to ensure the safety of the educational environment and the prevention of auto-and hetero-aggressive behavior

Introduction. Aggressive behavior of children and adolescents in the educational environment should be assessed differentially depending on the nature of its manifestation and the age of the student. Extreme variants of aggression, expressed in attacks on educational institutions, are multifactorial in nature and combine auto- and hetero-aggressive tendencies.

Goal. Identifying medical and psychological indicators of vulnerabilities in adolescents, warning of the possibility of their auto- and hetero-aggressive behavior, also in the educational environment.

Material and methods. Qualitative and descriptive analysis of the empirical material of complex forensic psychological and psychiatric examinations of minors with suicidal and hetero-aggressive behavior.

Results. Behavioral indicators and typological psychological features inherent in this category of adolescents are described. The order of work of specialists (teachers, school and clinical psychologists, social educators, psychiatrists) with adolescents displaying these behaviors is presented. Particular attention is paid to the clinical manifestations of mental disorders that can be found in such adolescents.

Conclusions. Prevention of auto- and hetero-aggressive behavior of adolescents in the educational environment, starting with the fixation of described behavioral indicators, requires the consistent involvement of various specialists in work with adolescents and their interdisciplinary and interdepartmental interaction.

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