ABSTRACT
Explanations for male aggression and externalizing behaviors have proliferated. The physical changes boys experience at puberty can begin to outline some of the psychological barriers to self-reflection and curiosity about what happens inside them. The mean onset of puberty in boys is around age twelve. Puberty can feel like a loss of control. The child's body no longer follows the comparatively innocent rhythms of boyhood, and it forces upon him urges and changes that he might feel ill equipped to handle. The alienation can be linked to a breakdown in revealing what is inside the psyche and in accepting self-knowledge. Consequences often reveal a preference for "living outside" and are indicative of psychological problems when the inner world is felt to be full of fear, dread, and terror. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
