1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480921503321

Autore

Sylwester Robert

Titolo

The adolescent brain : reaching for autonomy / / Robert Sylwester ; proofreader, Cheryl Rivard ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4522-9348-1

1-4522-9697-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Disciplina

155.5

Soggetti

Adolescence

Adolescent psychology

Teenagers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Adolescence in Contemporary Society: Being Somewhat Confused""; ""Confusion within Adolescents""; ""Confusion about Adolescents""; ""An Introduction to the Issues Explored in Subsequent Chapters""; ""Chapter 2 - Brain Organization and Development: Being Human""; ""Mirror Neurons""; ""The Organization of the Human Brain""; ""The Development of the Human Brain""; ""Maintaining a Developing Brain""; ""Chapter 3 - Sexuality and Bonding: Maintaining Our Species""; ""Biological Differences""

""Interpreting Gender Differences""""Cultural Confusion""; ""Human Bonding Behavior""; ""Emerging Cultural Conflicts""; ""The Hazards of Sexual Pleasure""; ""Chapter 4 - Productivity and Vocation: Maintaining Our Planet""; ""A 21st-Century Curriculum for 21st-Century Students""; ""A 21st-Century Vocation""; ""Home, School, and Vocation""; ""Chapter 5 - Morality and Ethics: Maintaining Our Culture""; ""Factual Knowledge and Decisions""; ""Adaptive Preferences and Choices""; ""The Development of Our Moral/Ethical Base""; ""Chapter 6 - Risks and Security: Going beyond the Known""



""Our Brain�s Regulatory Systems""""From Emotional Arousal to Conscious Decision""; ""The Biology of Risk and Security""; ""Adults and Adolescent Risks""; ""Chapter 7 - Technology and Drugs: Going beyond Nature""; ""Biological Stress""; ""Technological Enhancement""; ""Drug Support""; ""Psychoactive Drugs: A Primer""; ""Chapter 8 - The Arts and Humanities: Going beyond Reality""; ""Adornment""; ""Language, Music, and Dance""; ""The Humanities""; ""Chapter 9 - Collaboration and Autonomy: Going beyond Adolescence""; ""Collaboration""; ""The Reach for Autonomy""

""Appendix A: Neurotransmitters and Neural Transmission""""Appendix B: The Cerebral Cortex""; ""Glossary""; ""References and Resources""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Easy-to-understand theories and nontechnical language help educators and parents understand how the teenage brain thinks, feels, learns, and changes on its journey to adulthood.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002385679707536

Autore

Chiri, Maria Teresa

Titolo

Dalla meccanica Lagrangiana alla meccanica Hamiltoniana con cenni di teoria classica delle pertubazioni. Tesi di laurea in fisica matematica / laureanda Maria Teresa Chiri ; relatrice Anna Maria Cherubini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lecce : Università del Salento. Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN. Corso di Laurea in Matematica, a.a. 2012-13

Descrizione fisica

40 p. ; 30 cm

Classificazione

AMS 70H05

AMS 70H09

AMS 70H15

AMS 70H20

Altri autori (Persone)

Cherubini, Anna Maria

Soggetti

Hamilton's equations

Pertubations theories

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia