Understanding risk-taking behavior in adolescents
By Tarissa Pickens
EDI 17 Psychology & Development of Adolescent Students
EDI 17 Psychology & Development of Adolescent Students
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 11, 2010
Today I was dreading coming to class today because of the snow. But now I do not have any regrets because class was very interesting and insightful. I believe that all adolescents take risks but the degree of risks are different. Risks do not have to be something like jumping off a building or beer bonging. Risks could be standing up for something in school or creating a movement against drunk driving. I think taking risks is a positive outlet for adolescents because if they do not stand for something then they will fall for anything. Taking risks can lead some to maybe find their identity or reaffirmed who they think they are.
The conversation about creativity in class was very exciting because it was good to know that other people felt the same way that I do: that creativity in children today is stifled by technological advances in today’s society. But I do believe there are other things in conjunction with technology that might have hindered their creativity such as a loss of parenting. Today it seems a lot of parents do not spend time with their children fostering their innate abilities and talents. Often they stick their children in front of the television and let the television parent them.
If technological advance has stifled our creativity, What does the future hold for our society?
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 11, 2010
Today I was dreading coming to class today because of the snow. But now I do not have any regrets because class was very interesting and insightful. I believe that all adolescents take risks but the degree of risks are different. Risks do not have to be something like jumping off a building or beer bonging. Risks could be standing up for something in school or creating a movement against drunk driving. I think taking risks is a positive outlet for adolescents because if they do not stand for something then they will fall for anything. Taking risks can lead some to maybe find their identity or reaffirmed who they think they are.
The conversation about creativity in class was very exciting because it was good to know that other people felt the same way that I do: that creativity in children today is stifled by technological advances in today’s society. But I do believe there are other things in conjunction with technology that might have hindered their creativity such as a loss of parenting. Today it seems a lot of parents do not spend time with their children fostering their innate abilities and talents. Often they stick their children in front of the television and let the television parent them.
If technological advance has stifled our creativity, What does the future hold for our society?
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