03772nam 2200625 450 991081744280332120230721042542.01-4522-9348-11-4522-9697-9(CKB)3710000000456660(EBL)1673621(OCoLC)923708264(SSID)ssj0001530173(PQKBManifestationID)12540195(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530173(PQKBWorkID)11523161(PQKB)11353608(MiAaPQ)EBC1994076(EXLCZ)99371000000045666020150817h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe adolescent brain reaching for autonomy /Robert Sylwester ; proofreader, Cheryl Rivard ; cover designer, Michael DuboweThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2007.©20071 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-2611-4 1-4129-2610-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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 Brainâ€?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""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.AdolescenceAdolescent psychologyTeenagersAdolescence.Adolescent psychology.Teenagers.155.5Sylwester Robert1622934Rivard CherylMichael DuboweMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817442803321The adolescent brain4075447UNINA