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Why do they act that way? : a survival guide to the adolescent brain, for you and your teen / David Walsh, PhD ; with Erin Walsh, MA

by Walsh, David Allen.

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New York : Atria Paperback, 2014.

Developmental psychobiology.

Developmental neurobiology.

Developmental psychology.

Adolescent psychology.

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2013045413-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2013045413-d.html

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2013045413-t.html

9781476755571 (pbk.)

1476755574 (pbk.)

viii, 324 pages ; 22 cm

Second edition, Atria Paperback edition

Preface to the second edition -- Making sense of adolescence -- A guided tour of their brain -- Why adolescents are impulsive -- Risky business : helping teens put on the brakes -- What we have here is a failure to communicate -- Stress and the teen brain -- Understanding male and female brains -- Love, sex, and the adolescent brain -- Monkey wrenches in the brain : alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs -- Iteens : media and technology -- Food, exercise, and the story behind tired teens -- When things go wrong in the brain : adolescent mental illness -- Friends, peers, and identity -- The importance of connection and guidance -- In conclusion.

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