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The Adolescent Brain – Workshop Handout
Assignment
R e q u i r e d R e s o u r c e s
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Child Development
adapt concepts
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the adapt and e book resources listed above)
I n s t r u c t i o n s
The human brain develops in a specific sequence. The limbic system, or the seat of emotions
and the experience of rewards, is said to be completely developed in early adolescence.
However, the pre-frontal cortex, also called the judgment region, doesn’t finish developing until a
person is an adult.
We could reasonably suggest that during the adolescent stage, it may be biologically difficult for a
person to wrangle their emotions, impulses, and behaviors.
As a medical educator, how would you teach a group of parents about why their adolescent boys
and girls are “acting out”?
In approximately 3 pages, create a “fact sheet” in MS Word that includes a chart, images,
banners, tables, etc., that explains why adolescent children may be less logical and more
emotional in their decision-making. As part of your fact sheet, include ideas on how parents can
best support their teenager during this time.
Be sure that you use peer-reviewed research to support your 3-page handout.
R e q u i r e m e n t s
Length: 2.5-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
Includes engaging presentation elements (e.g., images, banners, tables)
Attributes proper credit to outside sources (due to the creative nature of this assignment,
attribution may look different than it does in a standard essay; that is okay so long as you
credit your source in such a way that your audience can easily track down the sources you
reference)
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PSYC290 Week 4 Assignment
G r a d i n g
This activity will be graded using the Handout Grading Rubric.
C o u r s e O u t c o m e s
1, 3, 4, 5
D u e D a t e
By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
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Criteria Ratings Pts
60 pts
20 pts
20 pts
Assignment
Content
60 pts
Addresses all
aspects of the
questions,
applying
professional
knowledge, and
research
regarding
weekly
concepts.
51 pts
Addresses
most aspects of
the questions,
applying
professional
knowledge, ,
and research
regarding
weekly
concepts.
45 pts
Addresses
some aspects
of the
questions,
applying
professional
knowledge, and
research
regarding
weekly
concepts.
36 pts
Minimally
addresses the
questions,
applying
professional
knowledge, and
research
regarding
weekly
concepts.
0 pts
No
effort
Research 20 pts
Research is
supportive of
the rationale
presented.
Sources are
distinctive.
Addresses all of
the issues
stated in the
assignment
criteria.
Assignment
meets all
source
requirements,
and citations
and references
are properly
formatted in
APA style
throughout
17 pts
Research is
timely and
relevant, and
addresses all of
the issues
stated in the
assignment
criteria.
Assignment
meets all
source
requirements,
and citations
and references
are mostly
properly
formatted in
APA style
throughout.
15 pts
Research is
adequate.
Sources are
standard in
relevance,
quality of
outside
sources, and/or
timeliness.
Assignment
meets all
source
requirements,
and citations
and references
are somewhat
properly
formatted in
APA style
throughout.
12 pts
An inadequate
number of
outside
sources were
used to
support the
assignment.
Limited
research is
apparent.
Assignment
fails to meet
source
requirements
and/or
citations and
references are
improperly
formatted in
APA style
throughout.
0 pts
No
effort
Professional
Communication
20 pts
Presents
information
using clear
and concise
language in an
organized,
professional
manner. The
work is well
presented and
includes all
required
elements. The
overall
appearance is
neat and
professional.
17 pts
Presents
information
in an
organized
manner,
although a
few
mechanical
errors may
be present.
The overall
appearance
is generally
neat, with a
few minor
flaws or
missing
elements.
15 pts
Presents
information using
understandable
language but is
somewhat
disorganized
and/or some
mechanical
errors may be
present. The
overall
appearance is
general, and
some elements
are missing.
12 pts
Presents
information that
is not clear,
logical,
professional or
organized to the
point that the
reader has
difficulty
understanding
the message
and/or numerous
mechanical
errors are
present. The
work is not neat
and many
required
elements are
missing or
flawed.
0 pts
No
effort
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Total Points: 100
Criteria Ratings Pts
