The Good and Bad of Risky Decisions

Episode 12

Teenagers taking risks is a natural part of development.

Any situation with an uncertain outcome is risky. And the future is always uncertain. Risky behaviors range from unhealthy, destructive decisions to socially acceptable risks that test your limits with few consequences. The Risk Index includes probability, impact, and a relative risk scale--- watch out for Decision Traps. In the teenager's prefrontal cortex, taking risks is natural as part of brain development. Positive risks can expand your comfort zone and create learning, but be careful to not cross the Stupid Line!

A useful resource/article from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is this related article, Teen Brain: Behavior, Problem Solving, and Decision Making.

Taking Appropriate Risks Is An Important Part of Growing Up

This video is a DEF student volunteer presenting her use of a Conversation For Clarity to clarify the risky decision she wants to make.

High School Student Makes Time Management Decisions

Explore More Videos

Resources

Downloadable Files

File download icon
Decision Focus Video 12 Risk Worksheet
File download icon
Decision Focus Video 12 Risk Worksheet

Download Resource

Please provide some information to help us help you! The more we know about you, the more we can target our resources to serve your needs. You can download more resources within the next 7 days without having to complete this form again.

Decision Focus Video 12 Risk Worksheet

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Decision Focus Video 12 Risk Worksheet

File download icon
Risky Decisions Quiz
File download icon
Risky Decisions Quiz

Download Resource

Please provide some information to help us help you! The more we know about you, the more we can target our resources to serve your needs. You can download more resources within the next 7 days without having to complete this form again.

Risky Decisions Quiz

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Risky Decisions Quiz