Adolescent Risk Taking Flashcards
Negatives of risk taking
Increased injury/ morbidity
Teenage pregnancy
Substance misuse
Delinquency
Violence
Truancy/ dropout
Positives of risk taking
Trying new things
Developing personality/ identity
Civic engagement / creating social change
Early adopters/ innovation focused
4 core characteristics of sensation seeking
Thrill and adventure seeking
Experience seeking
Disinhibition: willing to take social / health risks
Boredom susceptibility
Sociocultural factors with peers
Risk taking more common when with peers
Strongest in teenagers
10 leading causes of child and adolescent death
Motor vehicle crashes
Firearm related injury
Malignant neoplasm
Suffocation
Drowning
Drug overdose and poisoning
Congenital abnormalities
Heart disease
Fire or burns
Chronic lower resp disease
What do surveys on risky behaviour show
Driving
Alcohol and drug use
Who are drug related deaths most common in
Men but women who take drugs are at higher risk than men
Lower socioeconomic classes
People recently released from prison
Perspectives of risk taking
Anthropology
Psychology
Public health/ sociology
Neuroscience
Anthropological perspective
Develop as people by risk taking
Psychological perspective
Age differences in behaviour
Self regulation
Age differences in self regulation
Some evidence shows psychological factors influence self regulation differently to other stages
Sensation seeking definition
Traits defined by seeking of varied novel complex and intense sensations and experiences anc willingness to take physical social legal and financial risks for sake of such experience
Neuroscience perspective
Effects of trauma positive negative tumours
functional imaging
Non invasive techniques
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Electroencephalogram
Teenage brain differences
Factors to consider for interventions
Community
Family
Youth
Community strategies
Make community safe and supportive
Positive role models
Opportunities for civic engagement
Range of recreational, vocational and social opportunities
Extra support during transitions
Family strategies
Parent/ child closeness and communication
Modelling healthy behaviours
Clear boundaries and expectations
Monitoring
Familiarity with peers
Increase connection to school
Encourage engagement in social skills building activities
Subcategories of youth programmes
Integrate social/ emotional skills building in programmed activitieS
Integrate mindfulness and contemplation
Creative multi sensory methods to engage
Positive risk taking opportunities
Integrating social and emotional skills building
Target multiple skill sets
Multiple instruction strategies
Involve peer educators
Integrate mindfulness and contemplation skills
Moment mediations
Self inquiry/ reflection
Identify personal stressors/ coping mechanisms
Critical thinking/ cultural literacy
Positive risk taking opportunitie
Outdoor pursuits
Leadership
Civic engagement
