Adolescents of Shillong: Their Reactions to Frustration

Authors: [1] Dr. Yodida Bhutia [2] Bhalang Sungoh

Pages: 1-5

Abstract:

Frustration is the state of some desire or tendency being unfulfilled. Evidently, frustration is the outcome of obstacle in the part of an individual’s goal or objective. Some individuals who have phenomenal will power overcome all such obstacles but sometimes the obstacles that hinder an individual’s objective are so caused as to be unsurmountable. In such a situation, it is only natural for one's to be frustrated. Frustrations are felt more by adolescents. Adolescence is the period of psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood. Adolescents struggle with their anxieties, conflicts and confusion. In today world most of adolescent face a problem in making adjustment with others which leads to frustration especially in Co-education school. The inability to reach a goal or achieve something which caused to frustration. Family problems, economic and financial problems, bullying , backwardness in a particular subject may also frustrate an individual who is motivated to learn a particular course or choose a particular vocation, conflicting desires or aims, individual’s moral standards, code of ethics and high ideas which also lead to frustration. Adolescents of Shillong also face numerous problems leading to Frustration.