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Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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OVERVIEWPIECES
child developmenthealthy sexualitypreconditions for arousalsexual scriptsarousal, anxiety, and offendingscreen culture
THE MODELInterventions and discussion
CRITICAL BRAIN PERIOD
• Just before adolescence, the brain grows millions of synapses in the frontal lobe.
• After that, the brain prunes and organizesthem
• LEARNING =creating and strengthening connections through learning and practice
• Brain keeps only the most efficient and “strong” synapses
Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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PROGRAMMING ISSUES
• Brain development is not complete
• Operate from the emotional/impulsive/reward (Homer) part of the brain
• Disparities between knowing/feeling and understanding/behaving
NEUROSCIENCE OF SKILL BUILDING
• Skill building: developing connections between portions of the brain that have difficulty communicating
• Successful interventions activate those parts of the brain that adolescents can access in moments of decision making
ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PREVENTION INTERACTIONS
ROLE PLAYING, MUSIC, IMMEDIATE REWARDS, AND ROLE MODELS
activate several areas of the mid-brain (Homer), as well as the frontal cortex (Spock)
ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PREVENTION INTERACTIONS
• Correct thinking errors: – correct false assumptions – reframe thinking – not bad or stupid or “too impulsive”
• Structure: – safe, predictable, consistent environment
to reduce anxiety• Practice:
– provide experiences to practice the skills
ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PREVENTION INTERACTIONS
• Information– Brain development – Brain function’s impact on behavior– Process for re-wiring brain
• Spock & Homer– Problem solving difficult during stress– need practice, concrete ways to access
information and skills
Human Sexual Arousal and Adolescents Thomas Graves, Ph.D. 315 W. James St. Lancaster, PA 17603 [email protected]
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