ギリス フルタカ アマンダジヨアン   GILLIS FURUTAKA AMANDA J
  ギリス フルタカ アマンダ ジョアン
   所属   京都産業大学  外国語学部 英語学科
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2018/09
形態種別 研究論文
査読 査読あり
標題 Why are teenagers self-absorbed risk-takers and how can we turn this to their advantage?
執筆形態 単著
掲載誌名 Bulletin of the JALT Mind, Brain, and Education SIG: Adolescent Brain
掲載区分国内
出版社・発行元 JALT Mind Brain and Education Special Interest Group
巻・号・頁 4(9),pp.4-10
総ページ数 7
著者・共著者 Amanda Gillis-Furutaka
原著者 Amanda Gillis-Furutaka
概要 Why are teenagers such a puzzling mix of energy, sincerity, insightfulness, stupidity, irrationality, and despondency? Until recently, it was thought that teenagers behaved in bewildering ways because they were subject to a surge in hormone levels. Adolescence begins with the onset of puberty and this is when hormones begin to affect the physical changes that come with growing into an adult. It is now known, however, that the conflicting traits of the adolescent years are not caused by hormones alone, but by their interaction with a brain that is still developing. The teenage brain is a work in progress, which will not be completed until the individual reaches their mid- twenties. This article explains why and how we need to help adolescents learn about their developing brain to understand why they may make bad choices and why they need to spend time socializing to help them accept and celebrate their stage of life.