The relaxation and stress reduction workbook for teens : CBT skills to help you deal with worry and anxiety /
Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP, and Jonathan R. Barkin, PsyD.
- Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Incorporated, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Forward; Section I: You Say Youâ#x80;#x99;re Stressinâ#x80;#x99; but What Does That Mean?; You Say Youâ#x80;#x99;re Stressinâ#x80;#x99; but What Does That Mean?; Your Sources of Stress; How You Cope With Stress; Creating Your Game Plan; Keeping a Stress Diary; Section II: Relaxing Your Stressed-Out Body; Slow Deep Breathing; Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Shifting Into Automatic Relaxation; Section III: Focusing Your Attention to Relax Your Stressed-Out Mind; Meditation; Mindfulness: Five-ÂƯSenses Awareness; Visualization; Section IV: Working Your Way Through Worry; Your Sources of Worry; Your Thinking Mistakes. The Key Question: Whereâ#x80;#x99;s the Evidence?Overthrowing the Tyranny of â#x80;#x9C;Shouldâ#x80;#x9D;; Following the Path of Value; Section V: Working Your Way Through Fear; Building a Plan to Work Your Way Through Fear; Building Your Act-ÂƯBrave Ladder; Putting Your Working-Your-Way-Through-Fear Plan to the Test; Imagining Your Way Through Fear; Section VI: Solving the Problems in Your Life So That You Donâ#x80;#x99;t Stress About Them; Identifying the Problem (and Thatâ#x80;#x99;s Not Always Easy); Brainstorming Possible Solutions and Keeping an Open Mind; Examining the Pluses and Minuses and Deciding What to Try First. The Power of Constructive WorrySection VII: Communicating Clearly and Saying No; Communicating Clearly and Saying No; Clear Communication Begins With Good Listening; Clear Communication Includes I-messages; Clear Communication Sends the Correct Message; Four Steps to Saying No; Section VIII: Putting It Off Just Heaps It On; Breaking It Down to Move Things Along; Cutting a Corner to Move Things Along; Procrastinating Less to Stress Less; Section IX: Managing Stress That Angers You So You Can Manage Anger That Stresses You. Managing Stress That Angers You So You Can Manage Anger That Stresses YouYour Sources of Anger; Identifying Your Anger Stages; Using Coping Thoughts and Actions to Cool Down; Creating Your Anger Management Plan and Putting It to the Test; Section X: Eating Right, Eating Wellâ#x80;#x94;Just Try Not to Eat to Calm Down; Your Eating Right, Eating Well Profile; Developing Your Eating Right, Eating Well Plan; Section XI: Exercising Your Way to Less Stress; Exercising Your Way to Less Stress; Selecting the Best Exercise for You; Developing Your Exercise Plan. Section XII: Space Matters: Creating a Calm EnvironmentSpace Matters: Creating a Calm Environment; Creating a Calming Space; Harnessing the Power of Your Calming Space; Wrapping Up.
Between school, friends, dating, the latest drama on social media, and planning for the future--today's teens are totally stressed out. Based on the self-help classic, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, this evidence-based guide will help teen readers identify the underlying causes of their stress, anxiety, and worry. Teens will also learn to develop a game plan for reducing stress so they can focus on reaching their goals.
9781684030101
2017048441
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