Delinquency
What is delinquency?
Delinquency refers to a variety of behaviours, ranging from socially unacceptable behaviour, legal offences, to criminal acts.
What is addiction?
Addiction is a condition in which a person becomes physically or mentally dependent on substances like drugs, alcohol, or nicotine.
What are eating disorders?
Eating disorders are unhealthy eating habits caused by excessive concern about body weight, shape, or appearance.
What are the examples of delinquency?
Examples include truancy, running away from home, stealing or burglary or acts of vandalism.
How can substance abuse be prevented?
Substance abuse can be prevented through positive relationships with parents, peers, siblings, and adults, along with awareness and anti-drug programmes.
What is bulimia?
Bulimia is an eating disorder where a person follows a binge-and-purge pattern by overeating and then removing food through vomiting, laxatives, or fasting.
Delinquent children do not remain delinquent forever. True or False
TRUE
What kind of adolescents are more likely to abuse substances?
Adolescents who are impulsive, aggressive, anxious, depressive, unpredictable, have low self-esteem, and low expectations for achievement are more vulnerable to substance abuse.
Why are adolescents more vulnerable to eating disorders?
Adolescents are more vulnerable because they are highly conscious about body image, often compare themselves with peers, and are strongly influenced by media and social expectations.
Why do adolescents in some communities engage in delinquent behaviour?
Adolescents from communities characterised by poverty, unemployment, and feelings of alienation from the middle class perform antisocial acts to gain attention and to be popular with their peers.
Which anti-drug programme in India was mentioned?
Society for Theatre in Education Programme in New Delhi
Anorexia nervosa involves overeating followed by vomiting.
False
What are the ways that help in reducing delinquency?
(ANY 4)
1. Change in their peer group.
2. Becoming more aware of their social responsibilities and developing feelings of selfworth. 3. Imitating positive behaviour of role models.
4. Breaking negative attitudes
5. Overcoming poor self-concept helps in the reduction of delinquent behaviour
Why are adolescents more vulnerable to substance abuse?
Adolescents are more vulnerable because of peer pressure, stress, curiosity, and the desire to be accepted by others.
How does media influence eating disorders?
Media often promotes thinness as the ideal body image, causing adolescents to compare themselves and develop unhealthy eating habits.