Deficits of self-understanding as risk factors for addictive behavior of older adolescents

The article describes the features of deficits of self-understanding as risk factors for addictive behavior of older adolescents. These factors reflect different degrees of self-understanding deficits as the impairment of the relationship of the individual and the environment. The merger with the environment is characterized by the “dissolving”, leveling of the adolescent's personality. The splitting of the environment is connected with the emphasis on communication with peers while ignoring communication with adults. The unstable environment manifests through cognitive twists. The accounting of self-understanding deficits will allow organizing preventive work with older adolescents more effectively