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Understanding adolescents for helping professionals /
Adolescence is a distinct and complex stage of development, and successful interventions with this population require an in-depth understanding of the many forces affecting them. This is a practical, thorough, yet concise survey of adolescent development for early career professionals in psychology,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer Publishing Company,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Understanding Adolescent Development
- What Is Development?
- Why Do We Study Adolescent Development?
- The Study of Adolescent Development: Past, Present, and Future
- 2. Adolescent Developmental Theories
- Intrapsychic Theories
- Cognitive Theories
- Behavioral and Environmental Theories
- Biological Theories
- Integrative Theories
- 3. Research and Practice in Adolescent Development
- The Importance of Research-Based Practice
- The Research Method
- Evaluating the Science and Ethics of Research
- Careers in Adolescent Development
- 4. The Process of Puberty
- The Beginning of Puberty
- The Timing of Puberty
- Off-Time Puberty
- 5. Body and Brain Development
- External and Internal Physical Changes
- The Brain
- 6. Health and Nutrition
- Overall Health
- Sleep
- Diet and Nutrition
- 7. Cognition, Thinking, and School
- Piaget's Formal Operational Stage
- Thinking in Context
- Educating Adolescents
- 8. Psychosocial Development
- Interacting Forces
- Understanding the Self
- Identity
- Emotions
- 9. The Social Network and the Modern World
- Family
- Friends and Enemies
- Dating and Love
- TV and the Media
- Technology
- Cyberbullying
- 10. Adolescent Problems
- Externalizing Problems
- Internalizing Problems.