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“Inside the Teenage Brain”
1. What are some examples of day-to-day activities that teenagers find
difficult?
2. How does the “use it or lose” principle apply to the teenage
brain? What is being “pruned”?
3. What is the pre-frontal cortex responsible for and how does research
connect it to teenagers’ risk-taking behaviors?
4. What does the Yurgelun-Todd research at Mclean Hospital show about
teenagers and emotions?
5. What has been cut from curriculums and the school day that researchers
believe is really important to adolescents?
6. How many hours of sleep per night do teenagers require? How much sleep
did you get last night?
7. One parent commented in the film that the one thing a
teenager needs most is connection to adults. Is there an adult in
your life you have a strong connection to? Do you consider this
person
your ally? Why?
8. How can this theory of the teenage brain create stereotypes?
1. What are some examples of day-to-day activities that teenagers find
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Waking up in the morning, remembering things such as: taking out the trash, taking your books for school
2. How does the “use it or lose” principle apply to the teenage
brain? What is being “pruned”?
Pruning is the unused part of the brain, and if teens don’t use all the part they start to lose it. The cells and connection that are used will become stronger.
3. What is the pre-frontal cortex responsible for and how does research
connect it to teenagers’ risk-taking behaviors?
The front cortex is responsible for the over grown in the brain. The thinking part of the brain is thickening. The pre-frontal cortex is used for solving problems, situation, and is still being built during the teenage years.
4. What does the Yurgelun-Todd research at Mclean Hospital show about
teenagers and emotions?
Teen’s emotions have to do with hormones, when teens enter puberty their hormones are higher so their emotions are all over the place. Teens are not always able to read emotions like adults would. Teens see anger when there isn’t anger and the same for sad emotions.
5. What has been cut from curriculums and the school day that researchers
believe is really important to adolescents?
Recess was cut out and students feel that is just as important as any other subject.
6. How many hours of sleep per night do teenagers require? How much sleep
did you get last night?
Teenagers require 9 and a quarter of sleep per night. I got 6 hours last night and that was because I went to bed early.
7. One parent commented in the film that the one thing a
teenager needs most is connection to adults. Is there an adult in
your life you have a strong connection to? Do you consider this
person
your ally? Why?
I feel as though I do have an ally in a adult. It would be my sister, she’s 30 and also like my best friend. Her life is completely different than mines but we still find a common ground. We love the same things and she even come to me for advice, as do I.
8. How can this theory of the teenage brain create stereotypes?
The teenage brain is stereotyped as difficult because their frontal lobes aren’t developed.
1)getting out of bed;remembering taking his book bag or keys;studying;going to school
ReplyDelete2)when you use neurotransmitters the the cells survive such as video games...if you feed into video games that's what is going to stay in your head. when you don't use certain neurotransmitters, you begin to lose cells....
Pruned: cells connections don't work properly
3)responsible for: planting behavior; use of strategies; fluid way of going about solving problems
connection:used to being at a certain place or doing a certain activity, kids lose fear. teenagers always engage in risky behaviors because their pre-frontal cortex is not fully developed...they often don't make the most responsible decisions such as drugs
4)it shows that their own behavior don't match that of an adult. they don't have that connection with adults. teenagers use a different part of brain to recognize other people's emotions.
5)physical education:it keeps the brain active and more knowledge is kept
6)getting:7.5 hours at night
need: 9.25 hrs.
7)•Yes, I have a strong connection to my aunt. I feel like myself when I’m around her. I am able to relate to her because she is not too old and not too young. I consider her my ally, I can talk to her about anything and she gives me advice that I can relate to. Not only the advice perspective, but she also understands me and I enjoy doing activities with her.
8)adults may think that teens are emotionally unstable; they don't think before they do something; they are irresponsible; that they can't follow directions
1. Getting up and ready for school in the morning, going to school, saying “Thank you”, and getting juice
ReplyDelete2. The “use it or lose it” principle applies to the teenage brain because if the neurotransmitters are used and connected the cells will “survive and flourish”. If the cells and connections are not used, the cells will die. Being pruned means the connection of the brain cells are not working properly.
3. Responsible for planning, strategizing, and organizing. It connects to teenager’s risk-taking behaviors because it’s not fully developed. The teenagers are more vulnerable to do drugs and drink alcohol.
4. The Yurgelun-Todd research at Mclean Hospital shows that teenagers can recognize emotions accurately. They may see anger and sadness even when it’s not evident. They view the world differently from adults.
5. Physical Education is considered important in an adolescent’s life because being physically active keeps the brain active. Unfortunately, PE is cut from school.
6. Teenagers should get more than nine hours of sleep each night. I got four hours last night.
7. I have a strong connection to one of my junior teachers. Over the summer of 2010, her and I spent our days exercising and talking about education. She is considered an ally of mine and she is also a mentor to me because she helped me stay focus on my health and my school work.
8. This theory of the teenage brain can create stereotypes like all teenagers have risky behaviors or all teenagers are are emotionlly disable. -JENNIFER NGUYEN
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ReplyDelete1. What are some examples of day-to-day activities that teenagers find difficult?
ReplyDeleteGetting up in the morning and going to school.
2. How does the “use it or lose” principle apply to the teenage brain? What is being “pruned”?
Unused branches and pathways in the brain are being pruned, the principle applies to the brain because those cells and connections that are used will survive.
3. What is the pre-frontal cortex responsible for and how does research connect it to teenagers’ risk-taking behaviors?
It is responsible for planning behavior, and cognitive flexibility, and this part of the brain is not fully developed in teenagers. This means decisions may be made without consideration of risks and consequences.
4. What does the Yurgelun-Todd research at Mclean Hospital show about teenagers and emotions?
It shows that teenagers are not able to read emotions as well as adults, because teenagers use a different part of the brain to read emotions on faces.
5. What has been cut from curriculums and the school day that researchers believe is really important to adolescents?
Physical education
6. How many hours of sleep per night do teenagers require? How much sleep did you get last night?
They need 9.25 hours of sleep, last night I probably got around 7 or 8 hours.
7. One parent commented in the film that the one thing a teenager needs most is connection to adults. Is there an adult in your life you have a strong connection to? Do you consider this person your ally? Why?
Yes, I have a strong connection to my Mom, and I consider her my ally because she looks out for my best interests.
8. How can this theory of the teenage brain create stereotypes?
This theory of an immature frontal cortex could lead some to believe that teenagers are all immature and prone to falling into risky behaviors.
1. What are some examples of day-to-day activities that teenagers find
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Day-to-day activities that are difficult for teenagers are waking up for school in the morning and remembering simple things.
2. How does the “use it or lose” principle apply to the teenage
brain? What is being “pruned”?
Pruning is the unused parts of the brain, and the parts you don’t use you lose.
3. What is the pre-frontal cortex responsible for and how does research
connect it to teenagers’ risk-taking behaviors?
Pre-frontal cortex is involved in planning, problem solving, and organizing. This part of the brain makes you think you are invulnerable to being hurt.
4. What does the Yurgelun-Todd research at Mclean Hospital show about
teenagers and emotions?
The research shows that teenagers can’t correctly read the emotions of adults because teens use a different part of the brain to read emotions than adults use.
5. What has been cut from curriculums and the school day that researchers
believe is really important to adolescents?
Recess and physical education have been cut from curriculums.
6. How many hours of sleep per night do teenagers require? How much sleep
did you get last night?
Teens are supposed to get about nine hours of sleep, most get about seven and a half hours of sleep, and I usually get about five hours of sleep.
7. One parent commented in the film that the one thing a teenager needs most is connection to adults. Is there an adult in your life you have a strong connection to? Do you consider this person your ally? Why?
I have a strong connection with both my parents and consider them both to be on my side because I know they only want what’s best for me and they’d never purposely steer me wrong.
8. How can this theory of the teenage brain create stereotypes?
They create stereotypes that the kids are foolish and rebellious.
“Inside the Teenage Brain”
ReplyDelete1. --Trying to get out of bed and ready for school.
2. The brain’s neural pathways are being pruned. The cells and connections that are used will grow and flourish; becoming hardwired while those that are not will die.
3. The pre frontal cortex deals with planning behavior, and use of strategies. Since the frontal cortex is immature they don’t make the best decision
4 Teenagers read emotions differently than adults, they see certain emotions were they don’t exist.
5. Physical Education
6. Teenagers need nine and a quarter hours of sleep a night but I went to sleep at about 1:30-1:45 this morning.
7 Yes, there is one person that I have in mind as I read this question, and I do consider them my ally because this person helps to keep me in check even if I don’t always like what they say.
8 That teenage brains are less developed can create the stereotype that all teenagers are reckless, cannot make any good decisions, and are always getting into trouble.
1.Getting to sleep, waking up, remembering things.
ReplyDelete2.Unused brain connections are "pruned" and removed from the brain to remove clutter that prevents the flow of neurotransmitters.
3. The prefrontal cortex controls the planning and problem solving of the brain, and teens have an under-developed prefrontal cortex.
4. Teenagers tend to read emotions like anger and sadness when someone's face does not show such emotions.
5.Recess and physical education.
6. Nine and a quarter hours of sleep are required by teenagers. Last night I slept for around five hours.
7. Yes, I consider myself to be very close to my father and would consider him an "ally". He and I have many similar interests and traits, and he (at least on the surface) does not judge me as lacking or insignificant.
8. Adults may believe that their children are all reckless and unstable, forcing stronger restrictions on them, sending them to counseling, or excusing abnormal symptoms as "typical teen angst".