Assertion: adolescent | /r/CapableOf | engage in risky behaviors
Facets:
value: such as having sex
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The theory hypothesizes that adolescents engage in more risky behaviors because the limbic-based system predominates during adolescence.
text: In addressing this question, it is important to distinguish whether adolescents are more likely to engage in risky behaviors (prevalence), whether they make risk-related decisions similarly or differently than adults (cognitive processing perspective), or whether they use the same processes but value different things and thus arrive at different conclusions.
text: Adolescents under the influence of alcohol or drugs may engage in risky behaviors, such as having sex without a condom.
text: In addressing this question, it is important to distinguish whether adolescents are more likely to engage in risky behaviors (prevalence), whether they make risk-related decisions similarly or differently than adults (cognitive processing perspective), or whether they use the same processes but value different things and thus arrive at different conclusions.
text: Or in an attempt to diminish or deny their fears and worries, they may engage in risky behaviors, drug experimentation, or impulsive sexual behavior.
text: To more deeply understand why adolescents engage in risky behaviors it is necessary to examine each subprocess as a function of age.