Describe the major characteristics of health-compromising behaviors.
What will be an ideal response?
Many health-compromising behaviors share similar characteristics. Unhealthy behaviors such as drinking to excess, smoking, using illicit drugs, practicing unsafe sex, and taking dangerous risks begin in early adolescence and sometimes cluster together as part of a problem behavior syndrome. Many of these behaviors are tied to peer culture. These behaviors also tend to be pleasurable and provide relief from stress. Adolescents with a penchant for deviant behavior and with low self-esteem also show these behaviors. Socioeconomic status also has a big impact on the likelihood of an individual engaging in health-compromising behaviors.
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The DSM-IV-TR
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