Correction of self-destructive behavior of adolescents by means of art therapy

Abstract

In modern society, self-destructive behavior continues to spread among adolescents. This is manifested in the use of alcohol, tobacco smoking, drug addiction, victimization and extreme behavior. The effective implementation of prevention and correction of self-destruction is an urgent problem for personality psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology and other industries. The article proposes a new scientific approach to overcoming the self-destructive behavior of adolescents. Self-destructive behavior is one of the compensatory defense mechanisms of adaptation and stabilization of the personality, the ability to adapt to adverse conditions. A teenager with an unformed or critical thinking disorder, acting under the influence of fear, anxiety, hopelessness, shame, guilt, excitement, fatigue or a strong affective state of anger and anger, does not think about the consequences of his actions. The formation and implementation of self-destructive behavior serves as a means for the adolescent to maintain a satisfying “Self-concept” - avoiding feelings, from realizing one’s inadequacy with one’s own idealized ideas, and feeling helpless.