The brains of adolescents are still maturing and lack decision-making abilities, thought processing and the ability to understand the consequences of their actions.…
The behavior of teenagers is explained with compassion and supportive insight in Why Do They Act That Way? by David Walsh, Ph.D. A book written for parents to help understand the behavior as teenagers change, it provides information that is valuable for educators as well. In explanations about processes of the brain that exceed normal growth, to windows of opportunities, to emotions and sexual identity, the book continually provides insight and tools for helping teenagers during this period. The adolescent brain undergoes accelerated growth in cell branches in a process known as blossoming.…
In “The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction,” by the National Institute of Mental Health, it is inferred that the author believes the teen brain is unique from adults; therefore, adolescent brains think and act differently. Moreover, the passage conveys, “… adolescence brings with it brain-based changes in the regulation of sleep that may contribute to teens’ tendency to stay up late at night” (National Institute of Mental Health). The article also explains, “… inadequate sleep is a powerful contributor to irritability and depression” (National Institute of Mental Health). The inference presumed is that the author believes a lack of sleep from the brain-based changes in adolescence can cause mental health issues. This can be concluded because…
Main Body Recent scientific research through functional magnetic resonance imaging has shown significant changes in adolescent brains which last well into adulthood. For example, there is an increase in white matter in the prefrontal cortex in adolescence which can last well into adulthood.(Steinberg) This development is the last to mature and is important for high order cognitive function like planning head, weighing risks, and making complicated decisions.(Steinberg) This shows that adolescence as well as young…
At Chuck E Cheese, a father is dancing on stage with Chuck E Cheese and his son. The son is sitting in the crowd rolling his eyes because he is feeling embarrassed. The little boy is not as keen on making a fool of himself in front of a crowd like his older father is. It does not matter that the father is older age has nothing to do with this situation. There is no age that determines what is considered as an adult such as age restrictions because everyone acts and matures differently.…
Each individual develops and matures physically and emotionally at different speeds, without consideration of any mental illnesses or disabilities that may be at play. Additionally, with incomplete knowledge of the human brain, it is further complicated to choose an age at which the brain is fully developed in each individual person. Furthermore, an adolescent has not yet had enough life experience to determine what may be a proper reaction in a specific situation. Experience plays an important role in brain development.…
In Scaccia’s article she list 5 milestones to be defined as an adult. “completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying, and having a child”(Scaccia par. 1).Although the last two milestones isn’t for everyone to do you should still do the first three to become an adult. People who are at the age of 18 are less likely to make decision on their own without any parent aid. In Greenblatt’s article he shows us some scientific research about the brain and says “Using advanced brain-scanning technology, scientists are getting a better view of how the human brain develops than ever before.…
Scientifics say adolescents brain is not fully developed it “is unfair to expect adolescents to have adult level of organizational skills.” Or decisions making before their brain is finished being built. Studies have shown that the adolescents brain…
Studies have shown that teens in fact lack brain tissue in their teenage years. A neurologist Francis Jensen, found research that teen brains “a crucial part of the brain –the frontal lobes– are not fully connected yet” (Knox). He says that it is the part of the brain that asks the question ‘Is this a good idea?’ It is not like the teenagers do not have frontal lobes, they are just going to acces it more slowly.…
After reading many different perspectives on this issue, I believe that becoming an adult cannot be determined by just one thing. It's a combination of brain maturity, social maturity, and independence. Different parts of the brain mature at different times, but all parts are needed to scientifically become an adult. “There…
In The National Institute of Mental Health’s, “The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction” it is explained that the teen brain is still growing physically, intellectually, and hormonally. First, the teenage brain is still growing physically. It is getting larger and becoming more connected to its parts. This is evident when the author writes, “As the brain develops, the fibers connecting nerve cells are wrapped in a protein that greatly increases the speed” (1). The brain grows physically just like the rest of the body.…
Kids and adults are to totally different kind of people, but separation from an adolescent from an adult is that the child’s brain is not fully developed until the age of 25. Also as the University of Harvard’s…
Every brain grows and the most growth that the brain undergoes is through the teenage years. During the…
Mathew Issac Issac 1 Professor Batorsky WRT 101 11/30/2016 Brain Development Does the question " Why is he/she smarter than me? " brush through your mind whenever you see that someone always gets better grades than you do? Brain development is affected by certain factors that include both physiological as well as environmental. However, the influence of these factors must be equalized for maximum brain functionality. The brain is considered as many things at once by different people.…
It is a universal truth that children envy adults and adults envy children. What is ironic is they are both right. When transitioning from childhood to adulthood, a child has to leave his or her carefree world behind to take on the real world. There are many similarities between these two stages of life such as the continuous desire to learn and the necessity of friendship. The differences outweigh the similarities though, including the difficulties of aging, the burden of responsibilities, and the troubles of decision making.…