Factors

Biological

Sociological

Psychological

Predisposing

Genetic loading

history of mental

illness on paternal

side

Shy around others,

he cannot maintain

eye to eye contact.

Parents divorced

when he was five year sold. His care

taker (grandmother)

died when he was

nine years old.

Precipitating

Smoke cannabis

He has no strong

relationship with

peers. School drop out

He is not able to go

back to school

Perpetuating

Unrecognized

biological

disturbances

Had no normal

friends apart from

those who used to

sodomized him

Experience sadness

feeling and has very

low self esteem

Protective

General physical

health is good. Can

avoid smoking

cannabis and get

psychosocial

rehabilitations

Can go back to school and taught

psychosocial skills

He has average

intelligent if

motivated can perform well