Starting from the definition of the Adolescent risk-taking behavior and the
psychological characteristics of college students,several possible explanations for
college students’ risk-taking behavior were proposed from a psychological perspective. Combined with the clinical case fragments of college psychological counseling,the psychological motivation behind the risk-taking behavior of college students was analyzed. It should help the counselors to better understand the risk-taking behaviors of college students. Its positive value would be brought into full play,and its negative effects would be reduced as much as possible.