β Scribed by Benjamin B. Wolman
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Integrating diverse scientific data, this book relates the biological versus psychosocial aspects of adolescence. Relevant data from scientific literature have been pulled together into a systematic presentation of the biological and psychosocial issues of contemporary adolescence. Part I describes the biological and sociopsychological developmental processes; Part II focuses on the special problems of contemporary adolescents; Part III analyzes the causes of the problems and discusses tentative remedies. Written for psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, and anthropologists.
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgment......Page 8
I: Patterns of Development......Page 10
1. Research Perspectives......Page 12
2. Adolescence as a Biological Phenomenon......Page 14
3. Intellectual Development......Page 24
4. Psychosocial Development and the Peer Group......Page 30
5. Personality Development......Page 38
6. Psychosexual Roles......Page 44
7. Toward Self-Supporting Behavior......Page 54
8. Socialization and Self-Determination......Page 58
9. The Need for Guidance......Page 64
II: The Problems of Adolescence......Page 70
10. The Body Image......Page 72
11. Emotional Imbalance......Page 76
12. Sexual Problems......Page 82
13. Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior......Page 94
14. Alcohol and Drug Abuse......Page 102
III: Causes and Remedies......Page 108
15. The Changing Organism......Page 110
16. Psychosocial Issues......Page 112
17. Between Adults and Adolescents......Page 124
References......Page 128
A......Page 140
D......Page 141
G......Page 142
L......Page 143
P......Page 144
R......Page 145
S......Page 146
W......Page 147
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