Self-regulation : brain, cognition, and development / Andrea Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Andrea, 1963-

Contributor:

Gail and Warren Lieberfarb Mental Health and Neuroscience Library Resources Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-control.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

xiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2011]

Summary:

Berger (psychology, Ben Gurion U. of the Negev, Israel) integrates research from cognitive and social neuroscience, developmental psychology, and neurobiology, and emphasizes the brain basis of basic cognitive functions that enable self-regulation, to describe to psychologists, developmental neuroscientists, and educational practitioners what self-regulation is; how it functions; how genetic and environmental factors influence its development; how it affects social and academic competence in childhood and adulthood; what pathologies can emerge if it is underdeveloped (with a case study of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder); and how it might be fostered in children. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Neuro-cognitive and neuro-motivational mechanisms of self-regulation

Developmental neuro-processes supporting the emergence of self-regulation

Individual differences in self-regulation

Self-regulation in social contexts

Illustrating a developmental pathology of self-regulation : the case of adhd

Fostering self-regulation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gail and Warren Lieberfarb Mental Health and Neuroscience Library Resources Fund.

ISBN:

9781433809712

1433809710

9781433809729

1433809729

OCLC:

671541186