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Teens and Pornography Porn is the New Drug?. Porn’s Harmless… Right?. Unique for our generation Easily accessible Unlimited Free Coming-of-age viewpoint 3 Key Areas Brain Heart World. Brain: Addiction. Brain is plastic Excessive use can change the brain permanently
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Teens and Pornography Porn is the New Drug?
Porn’s Harmless… Right? • Unique for our generation • Easily accessible • Unlimited • Free • Coming-of-age viewpoint • 3 Key Areas • Brain • Heart • World
Brain: Addiction • Brain is plastic • Excessive use can change the brain permanently • Addictive behaviors • Grey matter in brain that’s responsible for decision making actually decreases over time • Makes it harder to stop unwanted behaviors • Neural pathways are affected the same was as if you were addicted to drugs or alcohol • Porn=Pleasure • Actually more addictive than drugs or alcohol • Easy access • Power of curiosity • Interest leads to more exposure • Need for more because they become numb to it • Aggressive behaviors such as rape or violence • Porn alone isn’t enough
Heart: Changes in Relationships • Affects how we connect and express love • “Natures shift and mold over time on a biological level based on what we consume on a regular basis.” • Brain gets rewired • Sexual preferences change • Expectations change • People change during adolescence and emerging adulthood the most because this is a critical period of self-enlightenment • Experimenting new sexual templates • “The part of the brain that lights up when viewing porn deals with working with objects and not humans.” • Teaches us to treat sexuality and subjects of sexuality as objects instead of partners • Can’t be aroused without porn • Men are having difficulties with ED at an earlier age
World: How We View Pornography • There are more forms of porn available to the public now than ever before. • Parents only really associate porn to magazines like playboy. • Don’t think about videos, advertisements, games, and other forms of media • “It’s like comparing a cute little kitten to a sabertooth tiger with laser eyes.” • See porn as harmless/natural/cool • Idea that porn isn’t harmful and it’s “not reality” • Makes sexual violence less radical • People become numb to it and unconsciously accepting to sexual violence • Leads to an increase in aggressive behaviors on school campuses • Most cases of sexual violence ever seen in the last 3-5 years • Almost unheard of at these levels before smartphones • Changes the perspectives on consent • In porn no=yes. In reality no=no but people don’t recognize this anymore
What Can We Do? • Include science based education into your disciplinary policies • Teens trust science most • Embed education into existing curriculum • Sexual education classes • Use creative ways to educate • Relate to pop-culture and be non-judgemental • School or community presentations • White ribbon week, red flag campaign, teens sharing stories • Parent outreach and education • Parents need to be involved and informed • The Fortify program • Free program to help teens with their addiction • Change the conversation • Teens are more motivated by culture and social change than money today
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