THE YOUNG AND THE RISKLESS.

DECISION making in adolescence; RISK-taking behavior in adolescence; EMOTIONS in adolescence; MOTIVATION (Psychology) in adolescence; ADOLESCENT mortality

The article discusses the tendency of teenagers to make quick decisions and how risks help them learn to become adults. Topics mentioned include the tendency of behavior and emotion to cause morbidity and mortality in young people in industrialized countries, the importance of emotions and motivations to pre-adult learning and the tendency of teenagers to take more risks than adult people do.