ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 focused on descriptions and explanations of the course of normal adolescent development. However, most assessment and intervention activities focus on aspects of abnormal or dysfunctional development, and an introduction to this topic is also appropriate. Dryfoos (1990), Hersen and Ammerman (1995), Millstein, Petersen, and Nightingale (1993), and Tolan and Cohler (1993) presented extended discussions of problematic development in adolescents, but this chapter provides an overview of major issues in defining and treating problem behaviors.
