Adolescent Behavior No Concern, Because Brain Not Growing Balanced. In recent years, adolescent behavior Indonesia growing concern with the increasingly rampant abuse drugs and premarital sex. Many factors influence it, one of which brain growth is not balanced.
Chairman of Indonesia Neuroscience Society, Prof. Dr. Suhartono Obedient Son said that the aberrant behavior in adolescents is closely related to brain growth. Science and technology is too exalted, while many aspects of the humanities or humanity forgotten.
Adolescent Behavior No Concern, Because Brain Not Growing Balanced
“Teenagers tend to be geared towards curiosity, but given the lack of caring about what is good and the bad,” says Prof. Obey the sidelines of a seminar ‘Role of Neuroscience in Developing Youth Character’ at Menara Peninsula.
As a result, as reported in the remarks of Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih read by Secretary General Dr. Ratna Rusita Kemenkes MPHM, drug abuse increased from 2.21 percent or 4.02 million people in 2010 to 2.8 percent, or about 5 million in 2011 . Patient Drug Dependence Hospital rose 6-fold in the last 5 years, mostly aged 15-25 years.
Data from the Ministry of Health report in June 2011, it also reveals, the number of people living with HIV / AIDS has reached 26 483 cases. It was not all related to drug abuse, but it is believed the cause is still largely dominated by the use of hypodermic needles alternately and free sex.
While based on the Child Protection Commission report of 2008, as much as 25 percent of teens, or about 7 million teens have had sex before marriage. This figure Kemenkes related data, that the cases of abortion due to pregnancy was not planned at this time in numbers ranging from 2.3 million and at least 15-20 percent of them committed by teenagers.
“We can not rely solely on the ratio. To be balanced, emotional development also needs to be addressed within the school,” added Prof Obey.
Adolescent Behavior No Concern, Because Brain Not Growing Balanced
Meanwhile, chairman of Indonesia Neurology Specialists Association (Perdossi), Prof Dr Mohammad Hasan Machmoed, SpS (K), MS said the teen’s behavior is closely related to the limbic system. This system is the most important systems in the brain, which determines cognitive ability and emotional intelligence.
“From the womb to be prepared, through nutrient one of them. The critical point of growth began in the limbic system of the brain begin to be formed, ie when it was still an embryo in the womb,” said Prof. Hasan.
