Editing Adolescent Psychology (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Risk Calculation' (Why teens take chances):'''
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def calculate_risk_taking(peer_presence, brain_age):
    """
    Teens take 2x-3x more risks when friends are watching.
    """
    base_risk = 0.1
    # Impulse control improves as brain_age approaches 25
    impulse_control = (brain_age / 25) 
    
    # Peers trigger the reward system
    reward_sensitivity = 5.0 if peer_presence else 1.0
    
    final_risk = (base_risk * reward_sensitivity) / impulse_control
    return round(min(final_risk, 1.0), 2)

# 15-year-old alone
print(f"15yo Alone: {calculate_risk_taking(False, 15)}")
# 15-year-old with friends
print(f"15yo With Friends: {calculate_risk_taking(True, 15)}")
# 25-year-old with friends
print(f"25yo With Friends: {calculate_risk_taking(True, 25)}")
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; Adolescent Landmarks
: '''Erikson's Psychosocial Stages''' → The theory that the primary "Job" of a teen is to resolve the crisis of Identity.
: '''The 'Middletown' Studies''' → Famous sociological studies of American teens that showed the shift from family-centered to peer-centered life.
: '''Digital Adolescence''' → The modern era where the "Imaginary Audience" is no longer imaginary—it's a real audience on Instagram or TikTok.
: '''Storm and Stress (G. Stanley Hall)''' → The original theory that adolescence is necessarily a time of conflict and mood swings.
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