lf, he is turning inward to the hostility he feels toward an outside subject. Further, Freud saw a strong co-relation between the initiation of self-murder and the mourning process. Another psychologist Fenichel, gives a thesis that states, nobody kills himself who had not intended to kill somebody else5 There have been many suicidal adolescents reported to have experienced the loss of a family member. Often teens turn to suicide in an attempt to release feelings of anger or loss felt towards the departed individual. These teens often feel anger for being left behind and often blame themselves for the death. Adolescent suicide usually involves this or a similar kind of self-blame, which in turn leads to depression.Later psychological theories expanded on this idea of self-blame, as well as theories of self-abuse. The role of aggression in the teenage suicidal act has been extensively studied. Research has looked at the idea of provoking ones own murder. Other studies have indicated that accident- prone and excessive risk-taking reflects underlying self-destructive tendencies in adolescents.Freud was among the first psychologists to understand that suicide could be connected with melancholy or depression. Numerous studies to date have established a direct link between depression and self-destructive behaviour. More recent studies in adolescent suicide have emphasized the importance of personality. These theories are centred around a comparison of suicidal and non-suicidal youth. The primary motivation at work in the suicide of depressed teens is the strong desire to escape the condition. Certain personalities it is argued, have a much greater tendency towards depression and suicide as the response to such depression. Of the fields of study regarding suicide, psychoanalysis stresses the role of the individual psyche while sociology stresses events outside the adolescent, especially social situations that lead to loneliness...
