Exploring Risk Factors for Mental Health Issues-A Comprehensive Review

Exploring Risk Factors for Mental Health Issues-A Comprehensive Review

From the stories of the two individuals called Moore, it is evident that the parenting styles or approaches are significant to the child’s character development. From their background, one can see that even though both children were misbehaving at first, one had a strict parent, and with the help of the grandmother and other close individuals, he was pushed to change his mind. When he gave education a chance, he turned out well. On the other hand, the other Moore did not have a father, and the mother was always away working (Moore, 2009). Moreover, there was no one to guide him, so the parenting style described as “an absent parent” made him lack the chance to do what was right. He lacked someone to push him to do what was right.

The family is the protective factor that played a key role in the author’s positive outcomes. Even though he did not have a father, his widowed mother went to live with his grandparents, and the presence of these two helped in shaping his behavior. Even though he ran away from school, he was sent back because there were people to do that and make a follow-up (Moore, 2009). Also, the presence of a mentor, his mother, helped him develop a positive attitude toward life and make the right choices. The third protective factor that helped him turn positive was that he was surrounded by men who modeled him, thus making him have positive goals. On the other hand, the other Moore turned out badly because of three risk factors. The first one was a lack of supervision of his behavior. The second one was the presence of a brother who was selling illegal drugs, and the third one was the poverty in their family (Moore, 2010). Notably, risk factors are those things that expose one to the risk of having bad behavior.

Resilient children overcome life challenges by first being able to accept changes and adjust to the different changes in their lives. When children are not resilient, negative changes can affect them emotionally, leading to unwanted behavior (Masten & Barnes, 2018). The lack of a father and poverty made the other Moore a convict. Resilient children also know self-care and self-control (Masten & Barnes, 2018). Having the ability to control his urges made the author end up positive since he overcame his desire to run away from school, which gave him a chance to see the benefits of education and living positively.

References

Moore, W. (2009). The other Wes Moore: One name, two fates. Retrieved from             http://theotherwesmoore.com/about-the-book/

Moore, W. (2010). The other Wes Moore: One name, two fates. New York, NY: Spiegel &          Grau.

Masten, A. S., & Barnes, A. J. (2018). Resilience in Children: Developmental Perspectives.         Children (Basel, Switzerland), 5(7), 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/

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Risk Factors and Protective Factors
Research studies have determined many risk factors that can lead to the development of mental health issues and mental illnesses. These include, but are not limited to, exposure to violence, parental divorce, poverty, genetic predisposition, and dysfunctional parenting.

Exploring Risk Factors for Mental Health Issues-A Comprehensive Review

At the same time, there have been children who faced many of these risk factors and overcame them. These children are referred to as “resilient,” and researchers have been eager to determine how these children thrive under circumstances that undo other children.

For this assignment, let’s explore the information presented in the book The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (Moore, 2010).