Glossary
- Adolescence
- Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood. Adolescence is commonly associated with the teenage years.
- CT scans
- CT (computerised tomography) scans use X-rays to form images inside the body.
- MRI scans
- MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnetic fields and radiofrequency pulses to produce detailed pictures of organs and internal body structures.
- Psychologist G. Stanley Hall
- G. Stanley Hall was a leading American psychologist with an expertise in child development and had a particular interest in adolescence.
- Resilience
- Rather than being fixed during the early years of life, neuroplasticity describes the brains capacity to adapt in response to environmental influences.
- Storm and stress
- Storm and stress is a phrase used by G. Stanley Hall to describe the turbulence of adolescent development.