Problems in behavior are becoming increasingly common among young people. They represent various forms of responses in young individuals that are not typical for their age, status, and environment. Although the first symptoms of some behavioral problems appear in early childhood, young people are particularly vulnerable due to various changes that occur during their development towards adulthood. A growing number of young individuals are struggling with behavioral problems, whether they are externalized or internalized problems, or their simultaneous occurrence. This paper will attempt to explain what externalized and internalized problems are, how they are further categorized, what are the protective and risk factors, and what are the methods of preventing their occurrence. Although externalized problems are significantly easier to notice because they manifest towards the environment, internalized problems, although harder to detect, are indeed dangerous for young people and it is important to start working on their elimination in time. In many cases, there is a simultaneous occurrence of internalized and externalized behavioral problems. The paper will review numerous risk and protective factors that, through combined actions, increase or decrease the risk of the onset and maintenance of internalized behavioral problems and will emphasize the importance of their early recognition and timely inclusion in treatments for more successful outcomes and potential recovery