Healthful Living - Unit 2: Lesson 8

decisions, improve, decision-making, slowing, acting, adult

Understand that you can self-regulate and influence your d__ Practice self-regulation to i__ Recognize and understand that the "emotional brain" affects your d__-m__ as a teenager Practice s__ down and thinking about how to make a good decision before a__ Ask a trusted a__ for advice on how to approach a decision

self regulate, emotional, aggression, relationships, stress

benefits to the emotional part of the brain being regulated: The ability to s__ is essential to healthy e__ development Key factor is preventing/controlling a__ and anti-social behaviors As the teen brain develops, you are gaining the capacity to create and maintain healthy emotional r__ At the same time, you are also continuing to develop your s__ response systems

function, retain, manipulate, short, attention, demands, rules, situations, impulsive, responses

how self regulation skills work: depends on the type of brain f__ Memory Governs our ability to r__ and m__ distinct pieces of information over s__ periods of time Mental Flexibility Helps us to sustain or shift a__ in response to different d__ or to apply different r__ in different s__ Self-Control Enables us to set priorities and resist i__ actions or r__

developing, naturally, caregivers, mentors, feedback, guidance, modeling, responsive, buffer, environmental

importance of self regulation: The teen brain is still d__ It may not come n__ It is proven that c__ and m__ are especially important in the development of self-regulation Caregivers and mentors can help teens that are open to learning and accepting f__ and g__ They can teach self-regulation skills through m__, providing opportunities to practice skills and modeling adolescent progress Provide a warm, r__ relationship where youth feel safe Structure the environment to make self-regulation manageable and provide a b__ against e__ stressors

long, problem, gratification, saving, monitoring, goals, future, concern, broad, compassion, frustration, help

self regulation skills: Persisting on complex, l__-term projects (applying to college) p__-solving to achieve goals (managing work and staying in school) Delaying g__ to achieve goals (s__ money to buy a car) Self-m__ and self-rewarding progress on g__ Guiding behavior based on f__ goals and c__ for others Making decisions with b__ perspective and c__ for self and others Managing f__ and distress effectively Seeking h__ when stress is unmanageable, or the situation is dangerous

predictable, routine, quiet, distractions, performance

self regulation strategies: Set up a p__ and stable r__ Find a place to study that is q__ and free of outside d__, to make it easier to learn and complete assignments Know that the learning environment affects behavior and influences p__

executive, mental, focus, demands, plan, progress, changes, reflect, distractions, impulses

self regulation: e__ function and self-regulation skills are the m__ processes that enable us to plan, f__ attention, remember instructions, and handle multiple d__ successfully Self-regulation requires teens to p__ what they want to accomplish, monitor p__, take control, and make c__ when things don't go as planned, and then r__ on what worked The teen brain needs these skills to filter d__, prioritize tasks, set, and achieve goals and control i__

changes, rates, limbic, reward, risk, cortex, more, frontal lobe, self-control, emotions

teen brain development, decision making: Teen years include intense brain c__ Two of the primary brain functions develop at different r__ l__ System - perceived r__ from r__ is developing quickly in early adolescence c__ matures later This may explain why teens in mid-adolescence take m__ risks than older teens As the f__ l__ develops, two things happen s__ develops as teens are better able to assess cause and effect More areas of the brain become involved in processing e__, and teens become better at accurately interpreting others' emotions

impulsive, promise, reward, threat, gratification, development

teen development and decision making; Adolescents are more i__ than adults Adolescents are more motivated by p__ of r__ than t__of punishment The ability to plan for the future/delay g__ grows through d__

academic, acceptance, inappropriate, athletic, self, engagement

why should you self regulate: Improved a__ achievement Peer/social a__ Stay safe by avoiding i__ behaviors Improved a__ or extracurricular achievement Healthy s__-care (eating, exercise, sleep) Enhanced school e__