Brainstorm : the power and purpose of the teenage brain
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- ISBN: 9781585429356
- ISBN: 158542935X
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Physical Description:
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321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2013]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. I. The essence of adolescence. The benefits and challenges of adolescence -- Maintaining the power and purpose of the adolescent mind into adulthood -- Adolescence from the inside out -- Risk and reward -- Pushing away -- The timing of puberty, sexuality, and adolescence -- The stress and distress of our extended adolescence -- Adolescent transitions and the centrality of our relationships -- Mindsight tools #1: Seeing and shaping the sea inside -- Three basic kinds of mindsight maps -- Seeing inside the sea inside -- Mindsight practices : A. Insight and SIFTing the mind ; Physical sight of the material world versus mindsight of the inner world -- B. Mindsight illuminated ; empathy -- C. Empathy ; Integration -- D. Sensing the harmony of integration ; When integration is not present: chaos or rigidity -- E. Name it to tame it -- F. Detecting chaos or rigidity and balancing the mind ; Mindsight strengthens the mind, the brain, and our relationships -- pt. II. Your brain. Dopamine, decisions, and the drive for reward -- Family, friends, and fooling around -- The purpose of adolescence -- Making decisions -- "Don't do it" doesn't do it: the power of promoting the positive -- Integrating your brain -- A handy model of the brain -- Adolescence as the gateway to creative exploration -- Creating collaboration across the generations -- Vulnerability and opportunity -- The remodeling brain and flipping our lids -- Adolescence builds integration in the brain -- The emotional lower brain -- Hardwired or adventure and connection -- Mindsight tools #2: Time-in -- Time-in, mindsight, and mindful awareness -- Being present for what is happening as it is happening -- Mindsight practices : A. Breath awareness ; Building mindsight's lens ; Integrating consciousness with the wheel of awareness -- B. The wheel of awareness ; Reflecting on the wheel -- |
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Subject: | Adolescent psychology Brain Cognition in adolescence |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BF 724 .S54 2013 | 30775305473127 | General Collection | Available | - |