Your Amazing Teen Brain: CBT and Neuroscience Skills to Stress Less, Balance Emotions, and Strengthen Your Growing Mind
Your Amazing Teen Brain: CBT and Neuroscience Skills to Stress Less, Balance Emotions, and Strengthen Your Growing Mind
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Just the Series: Instant Help Solutions   

Series and Publisher: Instant Help Solutions   

Annotation: Teen brains are primed to learn and grow. In Your Amazing Teen Brain , teen readers will find fun and easy "brain hacks" grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and neuroscience to help them make the most of their growing minds, manage difficult emotions, build better relationships, and face all the challenges of growing up.
Genre: [Health]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #6746358
Format: Paperback
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 12/01/21
Pages: x, 174 pages
ISBN: 1-684-03804-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-684-03804-6
Dewey: 618.92
LCCN: 2021031222
Dimensions: 21 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which teaches teens the skills and strategies they need to feel more in control of their thoughts and behaviors, is introduced in this helpful installment in the Instant Help Solutions series. Teens will learn to cope with their emotions, reduce stress, and avoid procrastination. The book explains what emotions and feelings are, how they're amplified in adolescence, and how teens can manage them and learn to change how they feel by changing how they think. The book explains how friendship and peer factors influence the teen brain; provides study tips; and explores meditation and mindfulness, risk-taking, and how to create a sense of personal meaning. Teens are urged to tell their own stories by building purpose and meaning in their lives. "Brain hacks" sidebars are interspersed throughout the book, along with a diagram of the brain. Anecdotal stories and research studies support the information presented. Nebolsine's respect for young people is evident, and she makes a complex topic very understandable. Teens seeking practical, useful, and reassuring advice will find it in this engaging book.

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This down-to-earth guide to cognitive behavioral therapy based on adolescent brain development is practical and accessibly written.Developed by Dr. Aaron T. Beck as an alternative to traditional methods, CBT focuses on how thoughts influence behaviors. Nebolsine, an experienced CBT practitioner, provides clear interpretations of many research studies that back up her suggestions for changing readers' attitudes toward their problems, illustrated with anecdotal examples from real teens' lives. The book opens with simple scientific explanations of the teen brain and its structure and functioning. Relatively well-adjusted young people who need some direction for dealing with studying, overcoming procrastination, gaining confidence in school, and increasing their ability to make and keep worthwhile friendships will benefit from this text that focuses on teaching strategies for dealing constructively with common issues. (The author recommends that teens dealing with more serious issues reach out to a trusted adult.) The dangers of drinking, drugs, and risky sexual behavior are addressed. Short sections labeled "Brain Hack" offer practical suggestions, supplementing other specific techniques in the main text. The chatty narrative directly addressing readers is inviting, although some repetition and jokey asides can be annoying. Chapters on stress and meditation and mindfulness will be of general interest, and the last section, on creating a meaningful narrative for one's life, will also appeal to many.Teens looking for help in understanding their brains and making positive shifts will find this effective. (references) (Nonfiction. 13-18)

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Reading Level: 9.0
Interest Level: 9-12

"Teens looking for help in understanding their brains and making positive shifts will find this effective." --Kirkus Reviews Your teen brain is amazing! These fun and easy "brain hacks" will help you make the most of your growing mind, deal with ALL the feelings, build friendships, and face life's challenges with confidence. As a teen, your brain is changing--a lot! Your feelings are bigger and more intense. Friends and peers are more important than ever before. You're discovering who you are as a person, and what matters to you. And you're also starting to understand how the world works--and not all of it is sunshine and roses. If you're like many other teens, you may feel overwhelmed by these changes. And that's okay! In Your Amazing Teen Brain , you'll find skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and neuroscience to help you take advantage of your growing mind, manage difficult emotions, build better relationships, and face all the challenges of growing up--from academic pressure to social drama. You'll also gain a better understanding of how your brain works and why the teen years are so intense, and find real skills you can use to stay cool when emotions take over. Life as a teen is exciting and challenging, and your brain is energized and ready for change. With this unique guide, you'll learn to make the most of your growing brain, so you can be your very best. What are you waiting for?


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