"How The Teen Brain Transforms Relationships

What are some changes in the brain that occur during adolescence according to the passage?

• Increased synaptic pruning and myelination

• Decreased synaptic pruning and myelination

• No changes in synaptic pruning and myelination

• Only changes in synaptic pruning

How do these brain changes affect the relationship between teens and their parents?

• They improve communication.

• They create misunderstandings.

• They have no effect.

• They strengthen the bond.

Understanding the changes in their teen's brain is important for parents because:

• it helps them support their teen's development.

• it allows them to control their teen's behavior.

• it enables them to predict their teen's future.

• it helps them to discipline their teen effectively.

What is a key idea supported in paragraph 11?

• Teenagers seek new and unfamiliar experiences because their brains release more dopamine when exposed to novelty.

• Adolescents feel less excitement about new experiences compared to adults.

• Teenagers are not interested in seeking change and prefer to stay in familiar situations.

• Novelty and excitement have no impact on the teenage brain.

What is the controlling idea of the selection?

• The adolescent brain changes in ways that help the teen prepare for life as an adult.

• Changes in the adolescent brain are not beneficial at all to teens’ growth and development.

• Increased levels of dopamine in the adolescent brain make teens feel like many situations are matters of life or death.

• Caregivers should say yes to adolescents’ requests because they are often necessary for forming strong peer relationships.

Which evidence best supports this answer? Part B

• A. "The brain is helping the teen get ready to find his oatmeal outside the house. He’s going to make his own and he’s going to find someone to make it for him."

• B. "One really big downside is that membership with an adolescent peer group — even if it’s just one other person — can feel like a matter of life and death.

• C. "But this move toward peers can make parents feel bad. They’re no longer in the role of being the primary caregiver, and that can feel like a rejection.

• D. "So connecting with a peer group can feel like a matter of survival.

 Read the following sentence

"We mammals have attachment, which is built on four childhood needs: to be seen, safe, soothed, and secure."

What is the most likely reason the author uses the phrase "we mammals?"

• To show that attachment is a natural process shared by humans and other animals.

• To suggest that humans are biologically the same as other mammals.

• To highlight the importance of peer relationships in adolescence.

• To compare human attachment with other animals' survival strategies.

Based on the article, the reader can conclude that parents-

• Should limit their children's interactions with peers to maintain control over their development.

• Might experience feelings of loss as their teenagers form stronger connections with their friends.

• Are less important in the emotional growth of their children once adolescence begins.

• Should ignore their teen's desire for independence since it will naturally fade away.