Stressed To The Max

Does it seem like your to-do list always gets longer instead of shorter? Do you try to slow down but find yourself scrambling just to keep up? Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but it often seems you have more than your fair share. You can’t continue at this pace forever, but there doesn’t seem to be a way out. With ...

Today's teens are faced with all sorts of decisions, dilemmas and difficulties, from exam worries to friendship and relationship problems. The result is that anxiety is an increasingly common problem, and professionals need practical ways of helping these anxious teens. Teen Anxiety is a practical manual to use with teenagers to help them cope with anxious feelings. With 60 easy-to-do activities based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), teenagers can be helped to understand what triggers their anxiety; the importance of taking care of themselves; how to work through anxious feelings, fear, stress, and panic; and how to accept and manage thoughts and emotions. Part 1 of the book provides a guide to CBT, ACT and what anxiety is, and the manual also includes scaling questions for assessment and graphs to track progress. This ready-to-use manual, packed with information and activities, will be invaluable to professionals working with anxious teenagers.

"Address the Stress" is a relevant guide for those dealing with the health manifestations of stress. The hard economic times over the past several years are finally taking a toll on us all, via our health. Stress is a leading cause of inflammation. And inflammation is a large root source of many underlying chronic inflammatory diseases like cardiovascular disease, gingivitis or periodontal disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and cancers just to name a few. Therefore it is critical that we must address that root source of the disease, identify and remove the stressors of your life. Your mouth is the window to your body and it gives many subtle hints to your age, stress level, and overall health. Since the mouth is the gateway to your entire nutritional system, it seems only natural to focus on the oral cavity for hints to your overall health. Every day it seems science learns more and more about the links of the health of the oral cavity to our systemic body as a whole. This book encourages you to begin to think of your body as a whole. It will begin to educate you on how each part of your body and systems is interrelated to each other, not just individual parts and pieces. The newest wave toward healthcare - the oral systemic link - may make your dentist the first line of defense for your diagnostic health assessment. Yes, you heard correctly: your dentist. Chronic inflammatory disease is what seems to be the key to the oral systemic link. The same inflammatory response that occurs in your mouth as gingivitis is the same type of inflammatory response that can be occurring in your arteries having a negative effect on your heart. Why is this important? Because, heart disease is the number one cause of death. About every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event. Every one minute someone will die from a heart attack. Important enough for you yet? The "Circle of Health" philosophy is the approach this book will use to share the knowledge of an overall wellness concept. It is broken down to the four core elements of: nutrition, hormones, nervous, and purification. The book will try to help you listen to the whispers or symptoms your body is telling you about the underlying disease you are experiencing.

The author deals with the dramatic reassessment of priorities prompted by the events of September 11. He deals with questions: Do we take our blessings for granted? Do we take our freedom as a nation for granted? Do we take our individual freedoms for granted? Do we take our church for granted? Do we take our faith for granted? Do we take our loved ones for granted?

An engaging exploration of the scientific theories and medical conditions relating to stress and an examination of case studies that suggest ways to manage, reduce, and prevent stress in everyday life. Tension and anxiety are normal aspects of modern life, but ineffective stress management can lead to stress disorders, psychological distress, and physical ailments. An ideal resource for students researching the impact of stress on both physical and psychological health, this comprehensive two-volume set addresses scientific theories about stress, describes common symptoms and effects, identifies various sources of stress, explains how to identify and assess stress levels, and shares effective coping skills as well as strategies for preventing, managing, and reducing stress. More than two dozen contributors share their combined expertise, covering topics such as cognitive and behavioral theories and explanations of stress, the physical symptoms and effects of being subjected to stress, factors involving lifestyle and parenting styles, effective and ineffective coping methods, and finding support in mitigating stress. The set also supplies 20 personal accounts of stress, offers sidebars throughout its pages that present additional information about interesting related topics, and presents primary sources and statistics to encourage students to use their research and critical thinking skills.

Jim George looks deeply into the prayers of some great people in the Bible--and shares what readers can learn from others who loved God and desired to follow Him wholeheartedly. They will discover the many practical lessons contained in these thought-provoking prayers--for example... Nehemiah's prayers reveal God as a deliverer and that one can pray anywhere, anytime Moses' prayers show that releasing one's burdens to God is more effective than complaining about them Abraham's prayers demonstrate that no issue or decision is too small to take to God in prayer Well over a hundred exciting and useful applications are given in this rich exploration of the prayers of Job, Hannah, Daniel, Mary, Paul, Jesus, and others.

Stressed Out!: Solutions to Help Your Child Manage and Overcome Stress is an easy-to-read guide for parents to help their children understand stress, its effects on kids' day-to-day lives, and how to handle it. The book suggests stress management solutions that can be implemented by even the busiest parents and kids, focusing on a variety of common stressful situations that are grouped according to three categories—school, family, or environmental. Strategies include sample dialogues parents can use in conversation with their child and activities to help children gain insight and understanding into the nature of their stress, such as worksheets, role-play scenarios, or children's stories. Designed for maximum accessibility, parents and their children can immediately apply and reinforce the solutions. Inherent in each chapter is the underlying understanding that stress in children is very individual and solutions need to be individualized to fit the circumstances and personality of each child. 2018 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner