Understanding The Teen Brain and Engaging Youth In Planning Their Own Future (CA)

1. What can be a protective factor for a developing teen?

All answers are correct

A caring adult

A school

A positive self-esteem

2. In the S.O.D.A.S. Model of problem solving, the O stands for:

Options

Order

Other

Only

3. Emotional and facial expressions are processed the same way between and adult and a teen.

True

False

4. Lawrence Steinberg compares an adolescent brain responding to life, with:

A car being built with a working accelerator and breaks that have not been installed yet.

A roller coaster ride

A rainbow after a thunderstorm

Being lost in a jungle

5. All of the following assist with making good moral decisions except:

Parents telling children what they should and shouldn’t do

Connections

A sense of safety

Regulation of emotions

6. When communicating with a teen, you will likely get the same response from them by just having a conversation as you would if you tried to engage them with their mind, body, and emotions.

True

False

7. What does it mean to have someone in your life for a “Season”?

To form a relationship with someone, but the relationship will not last your entire life

To form a relationship with someone to fulfill a specific purpose

To form a relationship with someone so that you can utilize them when you need help in a specific area

To form a relationship with someone who is only around during certain holidays

8. What task in adolescence is very important but sometimes goes under the radar?

Moral and Spiritual development

Physical change

Belonging and peers

Gender identity

9. What kinds of activities will help reduce the amount of ‘pruning’ the teen brain experiences?

Playing a musical instrument

Plenty of sleep

Video games

Social Media

10. When you are trying to assist a teen in making a decision, what part of the process is often forgotten, but the most important?

Reflection

Gathering the information

Brainstorming the factors to consider

Making a decision