Why do they act that way?
Subtitle: a survival guide to the adolescent brain, for you and your teen
By: David Walsh, PhD ; with Erin Walsh, MA
Contributors: Walsh, Erin, 1981-
Edition: Second edition. Atria Paperback edition.
Publisher: Atria Paperback
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781476755571; 9780743274821
Subjects: Developmental psychobiology; Developmental neurobiology; Developmental psychology; Adolescent psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the second edition; title: Making sense of adolescence; title: A guided tour of their brain; title: Why adolescents are impulsive; title: Risky business : helping teens put on the brakes; title: What we have here is a failure to communicate; title: Stress and the teen brain; title: Understanding male and female brains; title: Love, sex, and the adolescent brain; title: Monkey wrenches in the brain : alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; title: Iteens : media and technology; title: Food, exercise, and the story behind tired teens; title: When things go wrong in the brain : adolescent mental illness; title: Friends, peers, and identity; title: The importance of connection and guidance; title: In conclusion.