For example, if your daughter has an emotional outburst with tears, yelling and name
calling, but is able to regain her composure after you've responded calmly and are able to discuss what is bothering her, she's most likely exhibiting normal
teenage angst (even if she explodes again the following week).
To prepare for what she
calls a «dream role,» Deutch read books on «
teenage angst and struggle,» such as Beatrice Sparks» Go Ask Alice and Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia.