stress (psychology)

Looks at the behaviors of cats for examples of how young people can relax, avoid stress, and maintain their self-esteem.

Franny is frustrated when her mother enrolls her in more and more activities that keep her away from her lab, and tries to come up with a solution that will make them both happy.

**Named One of Book Riot's BEST QUEER BOOKS OF 2017**"Packed with story and drama ? If Tennessee Williams's?'Suddenly Last Summer'?could be transposed to the 21st-century South, where queer liberation co-exists alongside the stubborn remains of fire and brimstone, it might read something like this juicy, moving hot mess of a novel."?-Tim Murphy,?The Washington Post?A searing debut novel centering around a gay-to-straight conversion camp in Mississippi and a man's reckoning with the trauma he faced there as a teen.Camp Levi, nestled in the Mississippi countryside, is designed to "cure" young teenage boys of their budding homosexuality. Will Dillard, a midwestern graduate student, spent a summer at the camp as a teenager, and has since tried to erase the experience from his mind. But when a fellow student alerts him that a slasher movie based on the camp is being released, he is forced to confront his troubled history and possible culpability in the death of a fellow camper.As past and present are woven together, Will recounts his "rehabilitation," eventually returning to the abandoned campgrounds to solve the mysteries of that pivotal summer, and to reclaim his story from those who have stolen it. With a masterful confluence of sensibility and place,?How to Survive a Summer?is a searing, unforgettable novel that introduces an exciting new literary voice."Clear and moving, revealing White's talent in evoking the complexities of the rural South."--Publishers Weekly.

Everybody feels anxious sometimes; its just part of being human. But for some people, those nervous feelings never go away. When anxiety gets so bad that it stops people from doing the things they want to do, it could be an anxiety disorder. Fortunately, there are lots of things people can do to feel better.

"Your readers will learn to identify the signs and symptoms of stress, uncover its causes, and come up with creative ways to reduce it and handle it . . ."--Provide by publisher.

"Distills the best practices used by elite athletes, artists, and top business performers to create a system that can be applied to any test for higher performance"--OCLC.

In graphic novel form, Raina Telegmeier relates her struggles with stress and anxiety as a child.

"A licensed family therapist and YouTube personality clarifies the difference between mental health and mental illness, answering common questions to reduce stigmas while offering advice on how to pursue beneficial therapy"--OCLC.

Examines the meaning of self-injury among teens and adolescents in the twenty-first century, discussing its effects on current and former users and how it is used as a practice for self-discovery or as a cry for help.

The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years. Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work--which gave rise to a whole new field in medicine and psychology--shows you how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to counteract stress, establish greater balance of body and mind, and stimulate well-being and healing. By engaging in these mindfulness practices and integrating them into your life from moment to moment and from day to day, you can learn to manage chronic pain, promote optimal healing, reduce anxiety and feelings of panic, and improve the overall quality of your life, relationships, and social networks. This second edition features results from recent studies on the science of mindfulness, a new Introduction, up-to-date statistics, and an extensive updated reading list. Full Catastrophe Living is a book for the young and the old, the well and the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in our fast-paced world.--Publisher description.