Discussion Question 1: Sensation Seeking and Impulse control: Highway to the Danger Zone
PURPOSE: Students are to critically evaluate the intersection between physical development, cognitive development, and emotional development in adolescence and the consequences that can result when one developmental axis matures beyond the developmental capabilities of the other two axes.
POST: Discuss “sensation seeking” and “impulse control” in adolescence and various ways that adolescents find themselves dealing with both.
1. Discuss the impact that sensation seeking and impulse control can have on the adolescent developmental path.
2. In your opinion what is the potential impact of physical, social, and emotional factors on adolescent decision making?
3.End your post with a question for the class related to your post.