Factors

Biological

Social

Psychological

Predisposing

Genetic loading for violence (strong

family history), sadness feeling from mother

Can’t interact well with others

Single parented, his father

has neglected him

Precipitating

Use of street drugs (cannabis and heroine)

Mother is chasing him away because her current boyfriend does not accept him

Dropped out from school when was standard three

Perpetuating

Unrecognized

mental illness

No social support

available

Low self esteem, sadness, he wanted to go home, his mother is reluctant

Protective

General physical

health is good, will be advise to undergo psychosocial rehabilitations

Mother can be counseled to accept her

child and give social support

He is intelligent above average if get treatment

and psychosocial

rehabilitation can resume school