Marianne Psychology: The Teenage Brain

After watching the video on the teenage brain, i have realized some important aspects on behavior. Not only my friends' behavior, but my own one. In the video, we saw how teenagers encounter many issues with school, home, dealing with their emotions, and most commonly sleep. the lack of sleep in teenagers causes them to have many problems; they get bad temper, do not pay attention in school, and do not think properly on the decisions they make. They act with a "whatever" kind of attitude. through this stage of life, the frontal, which is in charge of reasoning, planning, etc, is still developing, hence why teenagers have problems with this. Another aspect of the frontal lobe is dealing with emotions. In the teenage years, hormones strike and makes it very difficult for teenagers to understand what they are feeling and how they can express themselves. Many teenagers say "you do not understand me", but in reality it is adults that do not understand because they cannot communicate what they feel and do not know how to deal with it. Most people do not know what kind of help to give, but the most appreciated one; PATIENCE.