Background on Population Age
This age population developmentally is at the age of identity explorations, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between, economic independence, independent decision making and possibilities. Young adulthood is for exploring transitional roles in love, work and worldviews. Erikson’s stages of development explain this age group as turning outward and focusing on relationships with others. Biophysically this age groups metabolism is starting to slow down and they start to show interest in health conscious behavior. During these years mental health concerns such as schizophrenia and depression become evident. Psychosocially young adults are at Piaget’s “Formal operational thought.” These adults are able to more effectively …show more content…
1007). An intervention of using positive psychology to help inmates focus on becoming valuable members of society with a strength based approach to obtain goals, increase satisfaction and find psychological well-being. Through this intervention inmates sit through lectures and discussions, have homework assignments and learn how to self-regulate their thoughts and behaviors. The goal is to help inmates “learn to transfer their attention from personal deficits and problem behaviors to positive experience and attributes” (Huynh, Hall, Hurst, & Bikos, 2015; 2014, pg. …show more content…
Prison life can leave an inmate to a higher level of trauma, anxiety and depression due to the loss of control and inadequate living conditions. Proper intervention plans can include expressive and instrumental social support plans to help the inmate build a sense of worth and dignity as well as support with materials, financials, and overall advice and guidance on the transition. A study by Paterline and Peterson (1999) “found that inmates who perceive greater social support report lower alienation, higher “identity salience,” higher post release expectations, and lower levels of prisonization” (pg.1144). The idea is that the social support reduces symptoms of distress, moderates the psychological effects, and improves chances for successful reentry into society. Within the interventions with social support theory current research suggests that recidivism is related to psychological distress possibly due to experiences of victimization, social support in prison and coercion. This suggests that before release inmates should be screened for psychological difficulties and given treatment that continues for an appropriate amount of time after release (Johnson Listwan, Colvin, Hanley, & Flannery,
This age population developmentally is at the age of identity explorations, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between, economic independence, independent decision making and possibilities. Young adulthood is for exploring transitional roles in love, work and worldviews. Erikson’s stages of development explain this age group as turning outward and focusing on relationships with others. Biophysically this age groups metabolism is starting to slow down and they start to show interest in health conscious behavior. During these years mental health concerns such as schizophrenia and depression become evident. Psychosocially young adults are at Piaget’s “Formal operational thought.” These adults are able to more effectively …show more content…
1007). An intervention of using positive psychology to help inmates focus on becoming valuable members of society with a strength based approach to obtain goals, increase satisfaction and find psychological well-being. Through this intervention inmates sit through lectures and discussions, have homework assignments and learn how to self-regulate their thoughts and behaviors. The goal is to help inmates “learn to transfer their attention from personal deficits and problem behaviors to positive experience and attributes” (Huynh, Hall, Hurst, & Bikos, 2015; 2014, pg. …show more content…
Prison life can leave an inmate to a higher level of trauma, anxiety and depression due to the loss of control and inadequate living conditions. Proper intervention plans can include expressive and instrumental social support plans to help the inmate build a sense of worth and dignity as well as support with materials, financials, and overall advice and guidance on the transition. A study by Paterline and Peterson (1999) “found that inmates who perceive greater social support report lower alienation, higher “identity salience,” higher post release expectations, and lower levels of prisonization” (pg.1144). The idea is that the social support reduces symptoms of distress, moderates the psychological effects, and improves chances for successful reentry into society. Within the interventions with social support theory current research suggests that recidivism is related to psychological distress possibly due to experiences of victimization, social support in prison and coercion. This suggests that before release inmates should be screened for psychological difficulties and given treatment that continues for an appropriate amount of time after release (Johnson Listwan, Colvin, Hanley, & Flannery,