In the article "Why Teens Are Impulsive Addiction-Prone And Should Protect Their Brains", interviewed a Harvard professor and the author of "The Teenage Brain" on Fresh Air. Dr. Jensen stated how the main decision making part of our brain, which is the prefrontal lobe of the brain, is the last part to fully develop. Throughout the whole interview, Dr. Jensen only stated how teenagers are more susceptible to addiction to drugs and alcohol, and how this will effect their brain permanently. For me, Dr. Jensen was completely bias in this interview; she only represented one side when there are multiple outlooks of it. Since the adolescent brain is impressionable, is it the undeveloped brain that causes them to overreact in certain situations, or is it the way the parents of the child chose to raise him or her? Although addiction is a form of learning, Jensen states that addiction comes from the "reward seeking side of the brain". In their environment, children can also see their parents struggle with their addictions, and they may fall into the same addiction because in their childhood, that behavior was normal.
Even though the decision making of the brain is not fully developed, the parent is still there to guide them and teach them right from wrong. Parents will have a major effect on the teen's brain.
Dr. Jensen was completely biased in the interview. She made it seem that all teenagers will suffer the consequences of using illegal substances and alcohol as teens. With what she said in the interview,I felt that every teen can become addicts and have severe damage to there brains later in life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your final statement that parents will have a major effect on teens brain. With my experience, my parents have taught me to always put school above anything else. They've motivated me to work hard so that I can attain the career I have always wanted.
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ReplyDeleteAn undeveloped brain and parents seem to have a relationship in a situation involving a teenager overreacting. It could be that their parents have influenced them to make the wrong choices because of the environment they live in. One needs to understand that all of this contributes to the aspect that teenagers react to a certain situation based on their emotions, knowledge, and personal opinions. If one family member undergoes an addiction and the child is exposed to this, it can affect them. This can cause them to follow the path the family member chose or it can show them the negative aspects as they experience it first hand and choose to never fall into an addiction. In addition to, parents play an important role in raising their children because they are their basic foundation in growing up.
ReplyDeleteI agree on how Dr. Jenson was bias in her interview. I believe that her goal was to persuade everyone that all teenagers are the same. Trouble makers and delinquents. However, not all teens are the same. For example, teenagers live differently from everyone, so they all have different experiences. Some may experience a difficult time at home, which leads them to not have a choice to take there feelings out on drugs and alcohol. Those who commit these things may lead them to a serious loss of brain tissue. However, those who witness things like this can understand that it's not the right thing to do. Therefore, every teenager has there own point of view of what they see, and not all of them agree to commit drugs and alcohol. Overall, teenagers usually begin to do these things because of the lack of responsibility parent's may have towards their child.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your point that she was bias, as I also wrote that in my post. In addition to that, I also agree with your point that there are multiple outlooks of this situation and she only briefly described one. I think that parents have a tremendous impact on their children, seeing as though many children look up to their parents in a way and are around them most of their life. From my experience I can definitely say it is true. I think that I take after my parents in several ways, and that they have aided in molding me into the person I am today.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your point that she was bias, as I also wrote that in my post. In addition to that, I also agree with your point that there are multiple outlooks of this situation and she only briefly described one. I think that parents have a tremendous impact on their children, seeing as though many children look up to their parents in a way and are around them most of their life. From my experience I can definitely say it is true. I think that I take after my parents in several ways, and that they have aided in molding me into the person I am today.
ReplyDeleteI agree and think Jensen was completely biased in the interview however she did make a couple good points. She stated some interesting facts that were helpful in creating my blog post.
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