stress management for teenagers

A guide to managing stress for teens.

Provides basic consumer health information for teens about common causes of stress, the effects of stress on the body and mind, and coping strategies. Includes index, resource information, and recommendations for further reading.

Contains ninety reproducible work sheets designed to help seventh through twelfth graders build self-esteem and learn stress management strategies; covers such topics as stressors, stress symptoms, goal setting, emotions, coping, self-discovery, and the relationship between success and confidence.

Presents an introduction to teenagers and stress, describing the issues that bother them, including peer pressure, academic stress, and terrorism, and providing ways to help kids make healthy choices and deal with anxiety, depression, and grief.

"Readers will learn about the causes of stress, how stress affects the body, and how to manage stress"--Provided by the publisher.

Describes the causes of stress, how to recognize and deal with them, and how to alleviate the stress itself by using such methods as breathing exercises, meditation, and creative visualization.

Offers preteen and teenage girls advice on how they can cope with the pressures they might face at home and at school.

Examines stress; discussing what it is, its effects on the body, illnesses that accompany it, its prevalence in teenagers, and how to cope with it and take control.

Provides an inside look at ways in which teens cope with their stress and anger, such as keeping a journal, meditating, or having a good laugh, and includes advice for parents and other teens.

Offers facts and information about stress management, providing alphabetically arranged entries that discuss exercise, meditation, performance anxiety, treatment, and more.