The Teenage Brain, Drinking & Risky Behavior - Part 1 in South Windsor, CT
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These are the slides that accompanied a presentation delivered in South Windsor, CT on January 29, 2010. The audio portion or podcast will be added to this presentation and will be available as a Slidecast at Slideshare. You can also listen to the audio at http://www.archive.org/details/AlcoholTheTeenageBrainRiskyBehavior-Part1 Contact the presenter at brown.christopher@ymail.com
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The Teenage Brain, Drinking & Risky Behavior - Part 1 in South Windsor, CT
- 1. South Windsor Youth & Family Services and South Windsor Alliance for Families presents The Teenage Brain, Alcohol, and Risky Behavior Presented by Christopher Brown School Psychologist & Licensed Professional Counselor Adjunct Instructor – Counseling & School Psychology Graduate Program, Southern Connecticut State University
- 2. The Brain
- 5. The Brain
- 10. Brain Chemistry
Editor's Notes
- Brain stem : Medulla Oblongata & Pons - - oldest part of the brain; respiration, body temp., blood pressure, digestion, etc., reflexes, automatic functions Cerbellum: “little brain” – coordinates muscle movement & integrates vestibular feedback; rote muscle memory/coordination Temporal Lobe: - language centers (left side) Occipital Lobe: - visual processing Parietal Lobe: - orientation, calculation, recognition, somatosensory information; goal-directed voluntary movement Frontal Lobe: - judgments we make about what occurs in our daily activities. Controls our emotional response. Controls our expressive language. Assigns meaning to the words we choose. Involves word associations. Memory for habits and motor activities.
- Physical – excelling in athletics, dance, theater Emotion – will commit to a cause OR a boyfriend/girlfriend Motivation – earning driver’s license, beating next level on Doom, keeping up with Facebook or Twitter Judgement – Prefrontal cortex not fully developed until the age of 25
- These are behaviors/attitudes we typically see in most teenagers at some time
- Brain stem : Medulla Oblongata & Pons - - oldest part of the brain; respiration, body temp., blood pressure, digestion, etc., reflexes, automatic functions Cerbellum: “little brain” – coordinates muscle movement & integrates vestibular feedback; rote muscle memory/coordination Temporal Lobe: - language centers (left side) Occipital Lobe: - visual processing Parietal Lobe: - orientation, calculation, recognition, somatosensory information; goal-directed voluntary movement Frontal Lobe: - judgments we make about what occurs in our daily activities. Controls our emotional response. Controls our expressive language. Assigns meaning to the words we choose. Involves word associations. Memory for habits and motor activities.
- We spend all this effort and worry working to protect the brain when our children are young They seem to appreciate it All our effort rewards us with a TEENAGER! NEXT SLIDE IS VERY TECHNICAL, SO BEAR WITH ME PLEASE
- -the brain stops processing information efficiently -stop “thinking clearly” -more poor decisions that are not typical as described earlier