PSYCH 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Binge Drinking, Peer Pressure, Suicide Attempt
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You"re in the most physical peak during adolescence: stronger, better immune system. However, the mortality rate is the highest: can lead to risky behaviors. They are also cognitively at their peak: doesn"t translate into taking less risks. Time of storm and stress (g. stanley hall) Adolescents: are socially sensitive, can be emotional, take risks. When researchers asked middle schoolers to list their priorities, these pre-teens ranked socially succeeding as their top concern. Being in the in crowd was more important than being a scholar, being nice, or even having friends. Research indicates that in emotionally charged situations, teens become more vulnerable to negative peer pressure. There is a tendency for immediate gratification over future rewards. Peer pressure: encouragement to conform to one"s friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude. Laurence steinburg study: racing driving game. With peers: adolescents crashed almost 3x as much: mice drinking alcohol. Tendency for immediate gratification over future rewards.
