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Today’s teens are totally stressed. Based on the self-help classic, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, this evidence-based guide will help you develop a game plan for reducing stress so you can focus on reaching your goals.
Are you feeling stressed out? You aren’t alone. Between school, tests, friendships, dating, the latest drama on social media, college applications, and a bunch of confusing physical changes, it’s no wonder that stress is a major mental health issue for many of today’s teens. The good news is that there are simple ways you can reduce your stress and reach your goals. This workbook will show you how.
With The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens, you’ll learn to understand the underlying causes of your stress. You’ll discover practical mindfulness and breathing techniques to help you calm your mind and body in moments of worry and anxiety. You’ll also find tips for moving past “what ifs” and “shoulds,” strategies for managing negative thoughts and emotions, and tools to help you develop your own personalized plan for dealing with stress.
If you’re ready to move past stress and worry and start focusing on your bright future, this workbook has everything you need to get started today.
Teens need mental health resources more than ever. With over 1.2 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books for teens are engaging, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists.
Details
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Item |
RSRWT |
ISBN# |
9781684030095 |
Pages |
184 |
Cover |
softback |
Year |
2018 |
Contents
Foreward
To Teens Reading This Workbook
Section 1
You Say You're Stressin' But What Does That Mean?
Activity 1. Your Sources of Stress
Activity 2. How You Cope with Stress
Activity 3. Creating Your Game Plan
Activity 4. Keeping a Stress Diary
Section 2
Relaxing Your Stressed-Out Body
Activity 5. Slow Deep Breathing
Activity 6. Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Activity 7. Shifting into Automatic Relaxation
Section 3
Focusing Your Attention to Relax Your Stressed-Out Mind
Activity 8. Meditation
Activity 9. Mindfulness: Five-Senses Awareness
Activity 10. Visualization
Section 4
Working Your Way Through Worry
Activity 11. Your Sources of Worry
Activity 12. Your Thinking Mistakes
Activity 13. The Key Question: Where's the Evidence?
Activity 14. Overthrowing the Tyranny of "Should"
Activity 15. Following the Path of Value
Section 5
Working Your Way Through Fear
Activity 16. Building a Plan to Work Your Way Through Fear
Activity 17. Building Your Act-Brave Ladder
Activity 18. Putting Your Working-Your-Way-Through-Fear Plan to the Test
Activity 19. Imagining Your Way Through Fear
Section 6
Solving the Problems in Your Life So That You Don't Stress About Them
Activity 20. Identifying the Problem (and That's Not Always Easy)
Activity 21. Brainstorming Possible Solutions and Keeping and Open Mind
Activity 22. Examining the Pluses and Minuses and Deciding What to Try First
Activity 23. The Power of Constructive Worry
Section 7
Communicating Clearly and Saying No
Activity 24. Clear Communication Begins with Good Listening
Activity 25. Clear Communication Includes I-messages
Activity 26. Clear Communication Sends the Correct Message
Activity 27. Four Steps to Saying No
Section 8
Putting it Off Just Heaps It On
Activity 28. Breaking It Down to Move Things Along
Activity 29. Cutting a Corner to Move Things Along
Activity 30. Procrastinating Less to Stress Less
Section 9
Managing Stress That Angers You So That You Can Manage Anger That Stresses You
Activity 31. Your Sources of Anger
Activity 32. Identifying Your Anger Stages
Activity 33. Using Coping Thoughts and Actions to Cool Down
Activity 34. Creating Your Anger Management Plan and Putting It to the Test
Section 10
Eating Right, Eating Well - Just Try Not to Eat to Calm Down
Activity 35. Your Eating Right, Eating Well Profile
Activity 36. Developing Your Eating Right, Eating Well Plan
Section 11
Exercising Your Way to Less Stress
Activity 37. Selecting the Best Exercise for You
Activity 38. Developing Your Exercise Plan
Section 12
Space Matters: Creating a Calm Environment
Activity 39. Creating a Calming Space
Activity 40. Harnessing the Power of Your Calming Space
Wrapping Up
Acknowledgments