Adolescent Development 11/11

1. Teenagers: Is anyone in there???? TIRP 11/6/10

8. Begin with Prior Knowledge Let’s figure out what we already know about teen behavior.

16. Old Paradigm: Little to Big Brains New Paradigm: Predictable Periods of High Vulnerability (0-5 and 12-18)

20. Perry, B. (1997) and Surgeon General Report (1999)

24. Teens and Drug Abuse: Using Ecstasy as an Example

25. Research Tells Us Drugs Do Long Term Brain Damage Note damage to serotonin neurons years after ecstasy abuse

26. Examples of Vulnerability If a teen and an adult, age 30, both experienced drugs for the first time, the odds are much greater that a teen would become addicted to them (ecstasy, cigarettes, alcohol or meds). Stressed teens are more likely to become depressed or use drugs. This is a risky time of life!

28. What does Dr. Phil say? Teen: Texting and Driving

29. Teens Lead All Age Groups With Cases of Depression

30. The #1 most idiotic thing I ever had a student do.

34. Teens Seek Novelty (green) before their Built-in “Brakes” (frontal lobes) are Ready

36. Question: Is the teen brain closer to that of an adult or a 3 year old?

37. Teenage Risky Behaviors… “We Won’t Get Caught” • Unauthorized Parties • Sneaking Out Late • At the Wrong Places • Driving Fast • Using Drugs/Alcohol • Accepting “Dares” • • Seeing Forbidden Others

38. Resistance to Peer Pressure Grows with Age…Early Teens Especially Vulnerable

39. Marijuana is #1 Illegal Drug for Teens 13 and Older (alcohol is #1 legal drug)

48. 1 in 12 High School Seniors Faces Serious Distress

51. When Teens Get Depressed, Affected Brain Areas Hurt Cognition and Memory

52. Teen Report on Their Depression Highlights Magnitude of Stressors

53. Depression and Drug Abuse Correlated at Ages 12-17

54. Teens and Suicide Nearly 2 million adolescents in the U.S. each year attempt suicide, and almost 700,000 receive medical attention for their attempt. From ages 10-24, every year the risk increases. (AACAP, 2001).

55. The Emotional Brain In the mature brain, more of our everyday decisions are a result of many integrated areas. In the teen brain, many decisions are made by an instant unfiltered reaction from the amygdala, shown on the right.

59. Bored? Let’s Ask 81,000 Students from 110 High Schools Data was collected and analyzed by the Project director of Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. The study was Indiana University's Annual High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE). The survey was released 2/28/07.

60. How Often They’re Bored in School Source: Yazzie-Mintz (2007) Indiana University's Annual High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE). He’s project director of Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Survey released 2/28/07.

61. Teens Tell Why They’re Bored Source: Yazzie-Mintz (2007) Indiana University's Annual High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE). He’s project director of Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Survey released 2/28/07.

62. • Students spend over one in four minutes slumped, sleeping or resting (28% of their time) in a state of apathy (Csikszentmihalyi, 2005) • A monitor recorded the amount of time kids ages 8-15 spend in the upright position . Of the 529 in this study, mean uptime was 5.4 hours (range 1.5 to 10.3 hours) Eldridge, et al. 2003. Data on Adolescent States

64. Teens and “Fuzzy Brains” • Teen brains are in a wild state of metabolic flux, PLUS: • Many teens eat poorly which can impair cognition • Many teens don’t exercise • Many teens do drugs/alcohol • Teens are influenced by “mob” mentality” of their peers

67. Brain Changes Make Risky Choices More Attractive

71. Risk Perception Skills Weaker in Teens than in Pre-Teen Years

73. Emotional Processing Speed Slowest at Ages 13-18

78. Teaching teenagers?