Peer Response

While many factors contribute to suicide among teens, a combination of both emotional turbulence and social hostility are the greatest contributers to increased rates in teen suicide. Social hostilities such as drugs, alcohol, and abuse are factors that link to suicide rates among teens. While some examples of emotional turbulence are having low self-esteem and having family issues. Using Kohlberg\’s theory for postconventional moral reasoning an adolescent might turn to suicide due to believeing that it is the right thing for them to do and the way that they should atone for their crimes, \”At the highest, postconventional moral reasoning level, moral behavior is directed by self-chosen ethical principles that tend to be general, comprehensive, or universal. People at this level place a high value on justice, dignity, and equality\” (Coon et al., 2022). Using Giligan\’s theory of caring, suicide in adolescent might be the cause of believing that it\’s the best way to care for the family, an example being how people in the great depression would kill themselves in order to give their families their life insurance. Erikson\’s theory of psychosocial stages might suggest that suicide in adolescents is caused by a lack of identity or role. As he states, the common dilemma for adolescence is identity versus role confusion, this lack of identity might lead people to believe that they have no place in the world. Erikson\’s theory would be effective as to would show that not everyone has a role at the moment and that simply because this is the role you have now does not mean that it is the one you will always have.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The peer starts with a clear opening statement on the likely cause of suicide among teens. The introductory statement provides a statement which supports the fact that emotional turbulence and…