View: Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development. Watch: Introduction to Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development. Read: Introduction to Adolescence Stage. Definition: Identity. Watch: Erik Erikson’s Identity Crisis: Who am I? Read: Forming a sense of identity. Read: How identity is formed. Read: What Adolescents Really Need from Parents. As a parent of adolescents, I’ve often worried about their health and happiness.
They seem to be under a lot of social and academic pressure, suggesting they need more guidance from me to help them get through. But how can I support their independence and autonomy while making sure they don’t fall through the cracks or become depressed or anxious? To find out more about how parents can best help their budding teenagers, I spoke with Ron Dahl, a neuroscientist and professor of human health and development at the University of California, Berkeley. Dahl, one of the leading experts on adolescent development, has spent years studying depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders in adolescence, using intervention studies and, more recently, fMRI technology to increase our understanding of what’s going on.
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