In Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Terrible Teens,” she asserts that teenagers take risks because of their brains. Teenagers are known for making impulsive decisions that may lead to tragic events. Kolbert believes that teenagers make rash decisions because their frontal lobes are immature, their nucleus accumbens are augmented, and their primate ancestors were also rash.…
n the article, “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” the author was very bias, and only talked about what he believed to be true and right, that teenagers have massive losses of brain tissue in areas of self control which almost is the cause to teenagers impulsive actions and committing crimes. I disagree with the author on this statement for reasoning why teenagers act the way they do, he uses this as an excuse. Teenagers must have always loss brain tissue, and just because they lose some self control, that does not make it okay to go out and kill someone or commit and henious crime. Even with loss of brain tissue teenagers and kids know the difference from right and wrong. All teenagers should know the seriousness of what they have committed,…
The article “Inside the Teen Brain” by Marty Wolner, states that research on the human brain provides shocking evidence that shows why we act in a good or bad behavior. This is because the brain development is more active. The brain is almost physically mature but the thinking part of the brain is still making its connections. The information processed without the benefit of higher level processing may result in some of the bad behaviors. The construction in the brain does not give any excuse for the bad behaviors. Communication and discipline can help since the brain can’t face challenges without the support. With the help of a parent the teen can learn to make responsible decisions throughout their life. Parenting can help the positive development…
Understanding and accepting the teenage brain takes substantial persuasion and a remarkable memory of one’s own adolescent years. Knowing about teenagers is one concept, but synthesizing your experiences with theirs and perceiving the logic behind their actions is another. Teenagers are a subculture with their ideas and actions alone. In The Primal Teen, Barbara Strauch makes her point valid by appealing to the audience about a familiar, and often unanswered topic, by using rhetorical connections and proven statistics. Although the teen brain differs from children and adults dramatically, Barbara Strauch makes the difficult times of the lives of everyone involved simpler and brings it to a more positive light.…
The article “Inside the Teen Brain” by Marty Wolner, states that research done on the teen brain has helped parents and teens know more about themselves. Teens have more active, expandable brain. One part of the brain in the front is still processing. Some teens can’t fully process information so therefore they often make bad decisions and take longer to process the right thing. Teens don’t control inappropriate or dumb actions. Good communication and proper infomation can ive the teens brain the right idea of common sence. Any kind of communication can affect the teens brain. Parents are a huge part of the process of the teenage brain. First , the teens surrounding, how they are treated, disciplined, and how they are…
The findings on the teenage brain shows how their brain can be a cause of their actions. This gave people an insight on why teenages would commit such crimes. Some argued that due to their actions, they should be tried as any other adult and be sentenced to life in prison. However, they should not be sentenced to life as a teenager due to their brains still being in development as a…
Equally important, in a study of a regular teenager's brain, it revealed that teenagers are more likely to follow impulsive tendencies instead of fully…
The author of “Why the teen brain is drawn to risk” uses research to support their claim about where risky/bad behavior comes from in a few instances. “Researchers studied 33 healthy adolescents aged 12 to 17, along with 30 normal adults aged 30 to 50. They all engaged in a gambling game…” The researchers used this study to show how adults tend to take more risks when given the risk of getting a higher payout while teenagers did not. The author also highlights their point that teenagers over-estimate risks by saying that when asked about the possibility of getting HIV in a sexually active adolescent girl many responded with ~60%, which is way off of the actual risk, which Is very small. They give research on the parts of the brain adults use…
Second, because the frontal lobe is less developed, 17-year-olds rely more heavily on the amygdala… to make decisions than adults do. The amygdala… is one area of the brain associated with strong negative emotions, including impulsive and aggressive behavior… These two findings are supported by imaging studies that show teens struggling to reason through a dangerous scenario, while adults identify and react to a bad idea with considerably less effort expended in the later-developing frontal lobe.” ("Findings: Why Should 17-Year-Olds Be In Juvenile…
an author that believes the proper age of adulthood should be twenty one, discusses in an article…
Adolescents experience many social, emotional, and physical pressures as they develop- for example teens face peer pressure, bullying, and the temptation of drugs and alcohol, sexual activity, etc. The Limbic system (the part of the brain that controls sensations and emotions) grows throughout adolescence but the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain that controls rational thinking and logic) is slow growing (Berger, 2011). In other words, teenagers enjoy experiencing intense sensations but often lack the ability to make logical decisions. This can lead to teenagers to engage in risky behaviors and give in to social pressures. As children grow they have to deal with many autonomous decisions and one of them is peer pressure. Other children will try to talk them into smoking, drinking, skipping school, or sex. Because adolescence are highly concerned with their peers they worry that other kids might make fun of them if they do not succumb to peer pressure The pressure to be like everyone else will influence some children to have their good judgment, or their common sense behind. It is only natural to listen to and learn from others. So by teaching children to have strong self-esteem helps them make better choices, even if their friends do not think that their choices are right ones. Parents can help their children how to present themselves in a positive way, and avoiding people who pick on them. When adolescents struggle with peer pressure, it is helpful if they have a positive role model or friend to talk to (Berger, 2011). Peer pressure can be difficult for some children, even cause suicide. Suicide among children in elementary school are estimated at 187 considered suicide, while 26 attempted suicides and one suicide completed which involved the children’s family life such as divorces followed by their…
Researchers have found that the teenage brain is still developing, and that the loss of tissue at the brain is the reason why these kids have an errotic behavior. Teenagers’ mentality forms from their surroundings. The things that they watch and see can have a big impact on how they think, and they have no control over that. Teens do not think before they do they act on however they feel until their brain is developed and they can think properly.…
It's common knowledge to most to steer clear of teenagers, on the road or in public areas, because teens are known as “reckless” or “dangerous” (Dobbs). Few understand why. Humans brains undergo an important “upgrade” during the ages 12 through 25, strengthening the bonds and connections within. During a person's life, “ When… development proceeds, we get better at balancing impulse, desire, goals, self interest, rules, ethics, and even altruism generating behavior that is more complex and…sensible” (Dobbs). As a race, this “back-to-front development wave” “remodels” the brain, genetically reprogramming adolescents to want to create new experiences. During this time adolescents gain foreign perspectives from foreign people. Adolescents is a time when young teen and adults have urges to meet new people. The human brain has an important adaptation, one that allows adolescents and young adults to see the world a little…
“Ah, those damn teenagers!”, Many of us have came across this thought at least once in the past by being frustrated with teenagers causing trouble around us. Science says that the troubled behaviours that adolescent youth produces is natural and has legitimate reason. It has been found that throughout development, teen years are a critical time for frontal lobe development that may explain reasons behind the maladaptive adolescent behaviour.…
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