TEENAGE RS Enjoy your grub COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN

TEENAGE RS Enjoy your grub

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE

RISKY BUSINESS And this is the stage we develop logic? Partying Sex Drugs Cutting Fighting Speeding Graffiti Shop Lifting Dangerous Activities: cliff jumping, drunk driving, running away, and gangs, Vandalism Drinking

RISKY BUSINESS TEENAGERS…NOT JUST A PAIN IN THE ASS “Adolescents tend to give more weight to the pleasures than to the costs. ” � Teenagers: the most adaptive human beings around � This stage allows for enough flexibility and independence to enter the adult world � � “Risk taking in adolescence is seen in all animals” � Peer-pressure impacts the risk teens take Web md. (2007, April 13) Teens are hardwired for risky behavior: Study shows risk-taking by teens linked to immature brain development. Retrieved from: http: //www. webmd. com/parenting/news/20070413/tee ns-are-hardwired-for-risky-behavior National geographic (2011, October) The new science of the teenage brain.

But NO ONE Understands ME! � Egocentric Thinking: Focusing behaviors, thoughts, and actions based around the belief that no other person’s experience is superior

Poor Self Esteem Teen Link Help Line: 866. TEENLINK

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PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE

Peer Pressure and Stereotypes 101 http: //www. youtube. c om/watch? v=g. Z_q. X mxdg. GM&feature=rel ated � http: //www. youtube. c om/watch? v=lmp. F 4 J xq. ZYk � http: //www. youtube. c om/watch? v=30 VPb TLqb. MU&feature=rel ated �

OMG! Did you hear Janet and Chris are Facebook official? !? MALES Teenage Relationships 31% of guys lose their virginity between ages 15 -17 64% between 18 -19 FEMALES 30% of women lose their virginity between ages 15 -17 70% between 18 -19 “Don't bother discussing sex with teenagers, they'll just laugh at how little you know. ”

Rebellion The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. ~Quentin Crisp Rebelling is the cool thing to do http: //www. youtube. co m/watch? v=3 uus 2 hn. Y c. Gs

BIOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE

Puberty Aliens abducted my child and sent back a teenager! Noliesradio. org. [online image]. Alien Abduction Mind Control, Retrieved from http: //noliesradio. org/archives/1954.

Puberty � What do you already know about puberty? Cocainecowboys. “Beiber Puberty Fail. ” [online image]. funnyjunk. com (c. 2010) Retrieved from http: //www. funnyjunk. com/funny_pictures/1229647/Bieber+Puberty+F ail/.

Acne � During puberty the oil glands become more active “To a teenager there’s nothing more embarrassing than a parent. ” Glasbergen. “No-jimmy. ”[online image]. Retrieved from http: //www. sexualhealthcentresaskatoon. ca/shcs_images/no_jimmy. gif

Girls Starts between 9 and 13 years ü Growth spurt starts at 911 years ü Reach full height between 15 -18 years ü www. bam. gov VS Boys Starts between 10 and 15 years ü Growth spurt starts at 13 and 14 years ü Reach full height at 20 or 21 years ü

Effects of brain changes during puberty � Extra hormones cause heavy emotions � Lead to sudden mood changes Kaboodle, Inc. “Danger: next mood swing in 5 minutes. ”[online image] Retrieved from http: //www. kaboodle. com/reviews/danger-next-mood-swing-in-5 -minutes

Problems during adolescence � Drug use Life 123. (c. 2011). [online image] Understanding causes of teenage drug abuse, Retrieved from http: //www. life 123. com/parenting/tweens-teens/drugabuse/causes-of-teenage-drug-abuse. shtml � Teen Pregnancy United Way of Piedmont. (c. 2011). “Adolescent Pregnancies. ” [online image]. Priority initiative: Adolescent pregnancy prevention, Retrieved fromhttp: //www. uwpiedmont. org/teen_pregnancy. php

Drug use Statistics � Spice and K 2 � http: //www. youtub e. com/watch? v=c. S SQoc 0 lw. JA&featur e=player_embedde d � EBI. (c. 2011). [online image] Chemicals used to produce “spice” and “K 2” are now on the schedule 1 list. Retrieved from http: //blog. ebiinc. com/bid/55237/Chemicals-Used-To-Produce-Spice-and-K 2 Are-Now-On-The-Schedule-1 -List Clarinet. Crazy. (c. 2011). “Teen drinking. ” [online image] Teen drinking 101, Retrieved from http: //clarinetcrazy. glogster. com/teen-drinking-101728/

Teen pregnancy In 2009 - 409, 840 infants were born to 15 -19 year olds � Birth rate level is the lowest it has been in 70 years � � What is effective? Ma. Ripo. Sa, Whi. Te. (c. 2010). “Emotional Effects of Teen Pregnancy. ” [online image] Teen Pregnancy. Retrieved from http: //whitemariposa. blogspot. com/

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References Berger, K. (2008). 14. In The developing person : Through the life span ( 7 th ed. ). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. Centers for disease control and prevention (n. d. ). Bam! Body and mind. Retrieved from http: //www. bam. gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_bodysmartz_quest ions. html CDC (2011, April 8). Morbidity and morality weekly report: Vital Signs: Teen Pregnancy --- United States, 1991 --2009. Retrieved from http: //www. cdc. gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm 6013 a 5. htm? s _cid=mm 6013 a 5_w KIMA staff (2011, October 3). KIMA tv: Washington State Permanently Bans Synthetic Drugs like Bath Salts. Retrieved from http: //www. kimatv. com/news/130990233. html Students against destructive decisions: Statistics. (2011, January). Retrieved from http: //www. sadd. org/stats. htm