Stress, addictions, suicide and violence are pandemic topics of considerable importance. They are addressed from a bio.psycho.social perspective with due consideration for individual differences, cultural and spiritual diversity and technological innovation. Sections on the brain, cultural implications and bullying are included as a way to frame the primary themes within a broad contextual framework. This book may be also used as a text in a variety of high school, college and graduate, and professional courses, including, but not limited to, those in clinical, counseling, health, developmental & educational psychology, medicine, nursing, education and law.