Wrt 'gender specific hormonal changes' I think it may be a contributor but the main issue according to what a psychiatrist friend told me which was further backed up by Untangled is that the brain undergoes some major renovation work during this period in her life.
This reorg literally goes from the ground up - starting with the Amygdala (emotional control unit) and moves up and forward culminating in the frontal cortex in the early twenties.
I am far from politically correct (preferring a rational explanation over a feel good one every time) and I will admit that my first reaction had been 'hormones' but I think that the brain reorg is backed by hard empirical science and is a better fitting explanation.
Last edited by madeinuk; 12/20/17 05:39 AM.
