Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention ScienceDaniel Romer, Elaine F. Walker Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression. To advance the goal of integrating brain and prevention science, two areas of research which do not usually communicate with one another, the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Adolescent Risk Communication Institute held a conference with the purpose of producing an integrated volume on this interdisciplinary area. Presenters/chapter contributors were asked to address two questions: What neurodevelopmental processes in children and adolescents could be altered so that mental disorders might be prevented? And what interventions or life experiences might be able to introduce such changes? The book has a 5-part structure: biological and social universals in development; characteristics of brain and behavior in development; effects of early maltreatment and stress on brain development; effects of stress and other environmental influences during adolescence on brain development; and reversible orders of brain development. The twenty chapters include contributions from some of the most well-known researchers in the area. |
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... parents relative to younger and older individuals (Csikszentmihalyi et al., 1977; Primus & Kellogg, 1989; Steinberg, 1989). Also common among mammalian adolescents are increases in behaviors termed novelty seeking, sensation seeking ...
... parents relative to younger and older individuals (Csikszentmihalyi et al., 1977; Primus & Kellogg, 1989; Steinberg, 1989). Also common among mammalian adolescents are increases in behaviors termed novelty seeking, sensation seeking ...
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... parent-adolescent distance: An evolutionary perspective. In G. R. Adams, R. Montemayor, & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.), Advances in adolescent behavior and development (pp. 71–97). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Steinberg, L. (2004). Risk taking in ...
... parent-adolescent distance: An evolutionary perspective. In G. R. Adams, R. Montemayor, & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.), Advances in adolescent behavior and development (pp. 71–97). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Steinberg, L. (2004). Risk taking in ...
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... parents who had serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), young people who grew up in very adverse circumstances, or 31. Chapter. 2. 2 Competence, Resilience, and Development in Adolescence: Clues for Prevention ...
... parents who had serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), young people who grew up in very adverse circumstances, or 31. Chapter. 2. 2 Competence, Resilience, and Development in Adolescence: Clues for Prevention ...
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... parents, peers, or teachers in navigating the new demands of developmental tasks during adolescence or the transition to adulthood. Scaffolding can be helpful, for example, when adolescents learn to drive, move into highly demanding ...
... parents, peers, or teachers in navigating the new demands of developmental tasks during adolescence or the transition to adulthood. Scaffolding can be helpful, for example, when adolescents learn to drive, move into highly demanding ...
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... Parental neglect or maltreatment, bad neighborhoods, negative emotionality, poor impulse control, poor attention control, and stressful life events have been implicated in multiple problems of adolescence, including depression ...
... Parental neglect or maltreatment, bad neighborhoods, negative emotionality, poor impulse control, poor attention control, and stressful life events have been implicated in multiple problems of adolescence, including depression ...
Contents
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Characteristics of Brain and Behavior in Development | 53 |
Effects of Early Maltreatment and Stress on Brain Development | 125 |
Effects of Stress and Other Environmental Influences During Adolescence | 217 |
Reversible Disorders of Brain Development | 313 |
Educational Interventions for Enhanced Neurocognitive Development | 399 |
Conclusions | 463 |
Glossary | 475 |
Brain Locations | 490 |
Author Biographies | 492 |
Index | 501 |
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