![]() ![]() ![]() Students in junior high build deduction skills, but research shows the frontal lobes of adolescent brains do not develop until the age of approximately 22 years old therefore youths use the emotional part of their brain, the amygdale, to resolve conflicts and problem solve.īecause teens use the amygdale rather than their frontal lobes, the result of stress are often misunderstandings, anger, aggression, risk-taking and emotional language. ![]() Neurons are not wired during the adolescent years, so the reaction to these skill areas often becomes misinterpreted by adults. The seemingly simple problems of life can be difficult for teenagers to cope with.Įveryone in high school faces pressure to decide their future but, as current research has shown, teenagers are physically incapable of making these decisions, having little experience to draw on.Īccording to Sheryl Feinstein, associate professor of Augustana College in South Dakota, teenagers are still learning how to envision and develop their decision-making skills. Throughout adolescence relationships crumble, schoolwork increases, college approaches and family issues arise. ![]()
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