Enhancing Self-Control in Adolescents

This book fills a void by offering a general, trans-diagnostic approach to enhancing self-control in adolescents. Social and personality psychology research findings are integrated with motivational interviewing, implementation intentions, and mental simulation to facilitate self-control.

Norman M. Brier, PhD, is a psychologist who was a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has directed an adolescent division serving youngsters with learning, attention, emotional, and self-regulation disorders for more than 40 years. Dr. Brier has written a number of original articles and several books related to adolescents and self-control. He maintains a private practice in Bedford, New York.

1. The Construct of Self-Control 2. Adolescents and Self-Control 3. An Outline of the Strategies to Facilitate Motivation, Planning, and Rehearsal 4. Motivational Interviewing Techniques 5. Implementation Intentions 6. Mental Simulation 7. Combining and Employing the Strategies of Implementation Intentions and Mental Simulation to Facilitate Self-Control 8. Case Illustrations 9. Summing Up