NEGATIVE SOCIAL PHENOMENA, SOCIALLY PATHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA, PROBLEM BEHAVIOUR, RISK BEHAVIOUR WITH FOCUS ON SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

On one hand, the article is aimed at terminological and content interpretation of designations of socially unacceptable behaviours. When studying both Czech and foreign specialized literature, we noticed terminologically fragmented and unequal designations of behaviours (often the same or similar) with a common characteristic of being socially unacceptable or negatively evaluated and perceived by the society. Additionally to the risk behaviour, understood by us as a superordinate term, we found also the following designations of socially unacceptable behaviours: problem behaviour, deviant behaviour, delinquent behaviour, antisocial, disocial, asocial behaviour, socially pathological phenomena, etc. On the other hand, the article has the purpose to present selected theoretical concepts and constructs explaining the causes of risk behaviour. The theoretical concepts searching the causes of risk behaviour are mostly focused on one area of variables – biological, psychological or sociological. But we believe that the human personality and behaviour must be viewed from multiple sides, that multiple factors are simultaneously involved in the emergence and incidence of risk behaviour, and that one form of risk behaviour influences the origination of another risk behaviour.