About the Brain
Inside the brain, information travels through a network of neurons, which have thread-like fibers called what?
Axons
By waiting a minute before acting, you're allowing yourself to do what?
You consider consequences, weigh harmful outcomes, and or get information or advice.
What model should we try to use during a situation that may have our emotions in a jumble?
The LISTEN model
What does the ‘L’ in the LISTEN model stand for?
Look for the facts
In axons wrap themselves in a fatty substance (myelin sheath), which works like the insulating plastic that surrounds electrical wires.
Myelination
Why is it so important for teens to not make bad decisions and to not try substances that are bad for the brain at such a young age?
It's bad because teens' brains are still developing and when making decisions it slows the process down.
What should you do before you make a decision rashly?
Stop and think
What is the last and final step to the LISTEN model?
Naming your decision
Synapses not used very often are removed, allowing the brain to redirect precious resources toward more active synapses
Synaptic pruning is When teens learn and repeat appropriate behaviors, they are helping to shape their brains and their futures.
Throughout your childhood and adolescence, the brain is busy fine tuning itself through two key processes which are myelination and synaptic pruning. Why is it so important ?
This important pruning process molds the brain in response. This means that teens have the potential, through their choices and the behaviors they engage in, to shape their own brain development to a person’s experiences and activities.
What does the LISTEN model help us do? Does it happen right away?
It helps us make good decisions and it takes time
In what letter of the LISTEN model do we realize that we are not alone and call for God's help?
Letter 'E'