UNDERSTANDING STRESS OF ADOLESCENT

Author: Dr. Avinash Kumar, Dr. Ashwin S. Amraniya

The characterization of adolescence as a time of " storm and stress " remains an open debate. Intense and frequent negative. affect during this period has been hypothesized to explain the increased rates of affective disorders, suicide, and accidental death during this time of life. Yet some teens emerge from adolescence with minimal turmoil. We provide a neurobiological model of adolescence that proposes an imbalance in the development of subcortical limbic ( e.g., amygdala ) relative to prefrontal cortical regions as a potential mechanism for heightened emotionality during this period. Empirical support for this model is provided by recent behavioral and human imaging studies on the development of emotion regulation.

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