Question

We are looking at risky behaviors that put young adults at risk for health problems, accidents, and even death. (Included is substance use disorder and drug addiction.) Think about the riskiest action you have voluntarily taken in your life from 18 to 25 years. (You do NOT need to give details!)

Did your age have any influence on your willingness to take the risk? If so, why or how?

Did your cultural context have any influence on your willingness to take the risk? If so, why or how?

Did your sex and/or gender have any influence on your willingness to take the risk? If so, why or how?

If none of the above had any influence on your willingness to take the risk, then what factors did? Why or how?

Answer 1

INTRODUCTION :- Risky behavior refers to those behavior which involves risk in the life of an individual,and this risk could be either minor such as slightly getting affected or injured through it,or the major that may even cost the life of an individual.Person taking the risk are fully aware of the consequences of it,yet they willingly go for it,such as getting addicted to drugs or substance abuse are also risky behaviors because it is a major threat to their life,still they go for it,by risking their life.It is not required that all the risky behavior will have negative consequence,rather, most of it has positive outcome,because through taking risk only one can grow in their life and gets to know their strength.Apart from this person's age,sex and culture also major role for provoking individual to take risk.But just as all the risk do not have negative impact,in the same manner not always these factor provoke individual to risk,sometimes he willing does so.

RISKIEST ACTION TAKEN BY ME IN AGE BETWEEN (18-25),AND THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED ME TO TAKE RISK.

Last year,on my 24th birthday,me along with my friends planned a vacation.During our vacation we thought of doing some kind of adventure things,so with my friends suggestion we went for Scuba Diving.Although it might not be riskiest thing for most of people,but for me indeed it was the riskiest thing,as i have a sort of fear of water,and along with that breathing problem as well,but still i wanted to take risk by doing it,even though i was fully aware that it can even lead to serious consequences in my life,if anything wrong happens there.And this decision turns out the best memory till date for me.

The factor that influenced me to go for the sport was neither age,sex nor culture,rather it was complete my own willingness,which made me do it.I always wanted to experience every adventure sport,and Scuba diving was the start for it.It was my own inner strength that pushed me to go for it,and my self belief that i will do it in fine way made me to perform this riskiest action appropriately.