Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience and Adolescent Development

Taylor & Francis

Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience and Adolescent DevelopmentNon-Linear Perspectives on the Regulation of the Self\nAuthor(s): Harold K. Bendicsen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367134945, 978-0367134945\nSynopsis\nPsychoanalysis, Neuroscience and Adolescent Development: Non-Linear Perspectives on the Regulation of the Self explores how psychoanalysis can combine its theoretical perspectives with more recent discoveries about neurological and non-linear developmental processes that unfold during the period of puberty to young adulthood, to help inform understanding of contemporary adolescent behaviours and mental health issues. \n\nWith the powerful impact of neuroscience research findings, opportunities emerge to create a new paradigm to attempt to organize specific psychoanalytic theories. Neurobiological regulation offers such an opportunity. By combining elements of domains of compatible knowledge into a flexible.