Monday, August 30, 2010

Choices

"Faced with a choice"

What makes a choice “right” or “wrong”?
Who influences teen choices the most?
Do parent rules affect teen choices?

Dictionary definition of right and wrong:
Right-"in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct."
Wrong-"not in accordance with what is morally right or good"
Teens are influenced by the Media as well as their Friends. (peer pressure)
Parent rules do affect teen choices, and different parenting styles have different effects on teen choices.

Dreams

How often do we dream?

Why don’t we remember our dreams?

Do our dreams have an underlying meaning?

What is the most common subject matter of dreams?

Are our dreams affected by our mood?

Do our dreams express our fears?

Does our stress level affect our dreams?

Why do we have recurring dreams?

We all dream every night, and we have about four to seven dreams each night.  Our dreams are more likely to be remembered if we wake up from them during REM sleep, which is the sleep stage where most dreaming occurs.  Researchers are unsure about whether or not our dreams actually have any underlying meaning.  Some believe our dreams convey a message, while others believe dreams only result from random impulses in the brain.  One common dream is the one where we have the sensation of falling.  It is also common to have reccurring dreams, which is said to mean that we aren't understanding what our dreams are trying to tell us, so they must repeat themselves.