Our Relationship to Risk by Judy Klein

According to the speaker, what term was coined by David Eager, a professor of engineering and safety expert, to describe the trend of decline in free and risky play in children?

• Play Deprivation Syndrome

• Risk Deficit Disorder

• Safety Overload Condition

• Unstructured Play Decline

What is one of the primary fears parents express that the speaker suggests is overblown when considering actual statistics?

• Fear of exposure to bad weather

• Fear of academic decline

• Fear of abduction

• Fear of financial costs of injury

Beyond parental fears, what other major factor contributes to children spending less time in free and risky play outdoors?

• Lack of accessible playgrounds

• Increased availability of books

• Intensive parenting shuttling children between scheduled activities

• Government regulations restricting outdoor access

According to experts like Angela Hanscom, what specific health problems related to the brain and nervous system are linked to the decline in active and risky play?

• Increased risk of dyslexia

• Rise in sensorimotor and balance problems

• Development of early onset dementia

• Decreased cognitive function in math

The speaker emphasizes the importance of sensory integration. What is sensory integration?

• Learning to identify the location of sounds in three dimensions.

• Developing arch strength and balance by walking barefoot.

• Coordinating physical interactions with other kids in games like tag.

• Bringing together all the different sensory inputs.

What critical system, important for coordinating balance, eye position, posture, and attention, is significantly enhanced by activities like spinning, rolling down hills, and hanging upside down?

• The central nervous system

• The proprioceptive system

• The vestibular system

• The tactile system

The speaker compares decision-making to what, suggesting it needs to be exercised?

• A muscle

• A computer

• A sense

• A map

Which two parts of the brain are identified as critical for risk-taking and undergo significant changes during adolescence?

• The cerebellum and brainstem

• The occipital lobe and temporal lobe

• The prefrontal cortex and the limbic system

• The parietal lobe and hippocampus

How does the development of the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex differ during adolescence?

• The prefrontal cortex develops earlier and more rapidly than the limbic system.

• Both systems develop at the same pace during adolescence.

• The limbic system develops much earlier and more rapidly than the prefrontal cortex.

• The limbic system shrinks during adolescence, while the prefrontal cortex grows.

Emerging research suggests two potential contrasting outcomes in adolescence for children who had limited experience with risk management in early childhood. What are these two possibilities?

• Becoming either highly academic or highly athletic.

• Developing either extreme confidence or extreme shyness.

• Developing either extreme risk aversion and anxiety or excessive risk-taking.

• Showing either enhanced impulse control or reduced emotional resilience.