The Teenage Brain by: Katherine Galvan Rios by Katherine Galvan

Mental Illness

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The Digital Invasion of the Teenage Brain

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Gender Matters

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Sports and Concussions

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Beyond Adolescence: It's Not Over Yet

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"Behavioral changes that seem to cluster or are associated with other symptoms should raise your level of suspicion that you might be dealing with something more than just a difficult teenager going through a phase" (P.183).

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If you suspect any conerns in changes in your teen you must seek help for your teen.

Verity of emotional/Oppositional states:
*Moodiness
*Sadness
*Rage
*Aggression

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Conduct Disorder:
"2 and 5 percent of all teenagers receive this diagnosis" (P.188).

Anxiety Disorder:
"2 and 9 percent of all teens have some kind of anxiety disorder" (P.189).

Eating Disorder:
"Some studies show that half of teens with anorexia Nervosa have considered suicide, and almost 10 percent have actually attempted it" (P.190).

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To learn more about Conduct Disorder click the image below:

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To learn more about Anxiety Disorder click the image below:

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To learn more about Eating Disorder click the image below:

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To learn more about Depression click the image below:

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To learn more about Bipolar click the image below:

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Depression:
"Adolescent depression is more likely to be chronic and associated with a thirtyfold increase in the risk of suicide" (P.191).

Bipolar:
"Adolescents are more likely to exhibit irritability and aggressive behavior as part of the manic or depressive phase of the illness" (P. 193).

Schizophrenia:
"Schizophrenia is a chronic condition, and treatment us essential" (P.199).

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To learn more about Schizophrenia click the image below:

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"The cascade of neuroprocesses that kicks off the brain's reward circuitry and the rush of the pleasure chemical dopamine can be triggered just as easily by the release of the latest iPhone as by alcohol, pot, sex, or a fast car. In some ways, technology is a drug" (P.206).

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Responses from teenageers who went 24 hours without any form media:

"Unplugging...felt like turning off a life-support system" "I felt paralyzed-almost handicapped in my ability to live" "I felt as though I was being torttured"

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"Technology can affect a person not only cognitively and emotionally but also legally" (P.219).

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Explination of cyber-bullying through social media and how one can prevent it.

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"How time spent online affects not only job performance but also relationships and overall quality of life" (P. 224).

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"It is indisputably true that at least in adolescence there are real differences in certain brain functions between males and females. Because of their larger corpus callosum, which means better communication between the brain's two hemispheres, girls may have a greater abillity to switch between tasks than boys" (P. 231).

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Teen girls are more likely to be better at: *Processing emotional experiences *Organization

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"A rigorous high school curriculum these days require superb attention, planning, and observational skills all of which develop more slowly in boys" (P.234).

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"Given the couple of years' disparity between peak cortical volume in girls versus boys, one might predict that girls, who reach specific levels of cognitive development before boys, could benefit more math and science courses at earlier ages" (237).

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"The second highest rate of sports-related concussion in high school after boys' football is girls soccer" (P.241).

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"There is no concussion-proof helmet, and as doctors and researchers have recently realized, the damage in a young brain from a concussion can just as easily be caused by subconcussive blow to the head" (249).

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Click the image below to learn what a concussion is:

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Teens talk about their concussions

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You only have one brain be careful and get checked if you think your teen may have had a concussion.

Crime and Punishment

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"Although adolescents must be held responsible for their actions, they generally lack mature decision-making capability, have an inflated appetite for risk, are prone to influence by peers, and do not accurately asses future consequences" (P.257).

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Teens being tried as adults in adult jails. The U.S is the only country that sentences kids under 18 to life without parole.

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There is no clear line of when a brain is mature and developed. However, what studies have shown is that "brain maturation extends well into a person's twenties" (P. 277).

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People who graduate from college don't start becoming "real" adults until at least 2 years in the "real" world. "Their sense of accountability and their communication skills in a professional environment are probably the greatest benefits they get from the whole experience" (P.279)

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Taking a gap year prior to college make sense, since the brain is still developing. When they are ready to stat college young adults will be more emotionally and intelectioally mature.

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Although Sex and the City is a made up comedy. It brings up a lot of real life situations that people in their twenties are dealing with, particularly females. In season one the main character is a "mess-psychologically, emotionally, romantically, and vocationally. She is not alone- hence the popularity in the series" (P.283).

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People ages 18-34 are grown up yet not quiet yet "grown up"

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The twenties are an age of self-absorption, of excitement and anxiety about the possibilities ahead, and especially of uncertainty-about jobs, careers, relationships; about who they are, where they're going, and when they'll get there" (P.284).

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"Our culture really focuses on youth and success, and many of us feel tha we have to be fabulously successful by the age thirty or we are faliures" (P.285).

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The science behind the twenties brain is still relevantly new. Neuroscientist don't know if this is the last opportunity to capitalize on the final stage of brain development. Or if we need to urge twenty something year old to find a any skilled or non skilled job before their learning curve slows down, or if we need to tell them to explore possibilities. Like with all science we are just going to have to wait and see.

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Explanation on how many twenty something year olds feel.

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