Author(s)

Yanting Liu

Corresponding Author

Yanting Liu

ABSTRACT

Racism, a long-standing social problem, is often not limited to physical harm but also linked to psychological damage and traumatic stress, which usually occurs among people of color and affects them for a long time. This paper discusses the harm caused by racial discrimination to color teenagers and how such traumatic stress affects their behavior and life through the analysing of existing literature. According to the analysis, racial discrimination can affect the mental health status of adolescents, leading to adolescents suffering from traumatic stress. Traumatic stress caused by racial discrimination can affect teenagers' mental health and make them perform worse in academic fields. Meanwhile, racial discrimination also leads to the drinking problem of colored teenagers to escape the psychological pressure brought by racial discrimination. Psychological intervention can alleviate the psychological trauma caused by racial discrimination. Providing a safe treatment environment and therapists' empathy will improve the effectiveness of treatment. The significance of this paper is to provide guidance and ideas for future research, help researchers to understand the psychological impact of racial discrimination on adolescents quickly, and facilitate further research.

KEYWORDS

Racial discrimination, Traumatic stress, Minority teenager