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Autore: |
Sylwester Robert
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Titolo: |
The adolescent brain : reaching for autonomy / / Robert Sylwester ; proofreader, Cheryl Rivard ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe
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Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2007 |
©2007 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
Disciplina: | 155.5 |
Soggetto topico: | Adolescence |
Adolescent psychology | |
Teenagers | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | RivardCheryl |
Michael Dubowe | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The adolescent brain ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4522-9348-1 |
1-4522-9697-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910480921503321 |
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