Self esteem/sensitive question

Mari · 03-06-2010, 02:57 AM

Hi,

This might not be about self-esteem.

It sounds like impulse control as you mention.
Also, she could be very trusting.

I think that this can be helped via counseling.
Counseling might help her learn to avoid situations that result in strange or serious consequences.

The frontal lobe controls this impulsive behavior:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0302115751.htm

http://www.arlenetaylor.org/brain-re...tnatal-summary

Quote:

Early Twenties
The frontal cortex does not fully develop until sometime in the early twenties. (Pert, Candace, PhD. Molecules of Emotion. NY: Scribner, 1997, p 288)

Myelination continues until most people are in their twenties, and may continue even longer. (Healy, Jane M., PhD. Endangered Minds. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990, pp 66-70)

25 Years old
The final layer of myelin is completed by the mid-twenties. (Greenfield, Susan, Con. Ed. Brain Power, Great Britain: Element books Limited, 1999, p 157)

Full Adulthood
The frontal lobes become fully myelinated at full adulthood (e.g., younger adults are more emotional and impulsive than those who are older). (Carter, Rita, Ed. Mapping the Mind. CA: University of California Press, 1998, p 20)

30 Year old
The frontal area of the brain appears to be fully mature around age thirty. (Howard, Pierce J., PhD. The Owner’s Manual for the Brain. NY: Bard Press, 2000, p 77)

M.

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