Summary: Stress has been called the most prevalent disease of modern society: an epidemic brought about by the pace of modern life and the pressure to succeed in a climate of increasing job insecurity. But what exactly is stress? How do medical and psychological approaches to stress management differ? And what psychological strategies-behavioral, cognitive, and organizational-are available to combat...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Over the last three decades, science has been advancing the understanding of stress-how it impacts the human body and how social standing can make a person more or less susceptible. Through studies of baboons on the plains of Africa and research in the neuroscience labs of Stanford University, scientists are discovering just how lethal stress can be. Understanding how stress works can help...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: A certain amount of stress can actually enhance performance and productivity. However, continually high levels of stress have been linked to all of the leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, cancer, and lung ailments. This program analyzes the role of stress in day-to-day life and in overall physical and mental health. Sources of stress are identified, and techniques for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When is war justified? What is worth dying for? Does protesting work? Is world peace possible? In this politically balanced program, children and teens express themselves with passion, intelligence, and insight as they grapple with these questions. "I made this documentary to give children a voice as well as encourage adults to reflect on what we are teaching tomorrow's citizens," says...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Depression, anxiety, and an overwhelming schedule may be hallmarks of adulthood, but many young people are also familiar with them. This program gathers together the voices of teenagers as they reflect on personal frustrations and challenges. In an expressive flow of words, images, and music, three high school students-an ambitious male cheerleader raised by a single mother, a pierced and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Lebowitz Rossi, Holly
Summary: "Based on cutting-edge NIH studies, a practical, accessible guide to yoga for reduction in stress, anxiety, and depression, with the goal of balanced emotional health"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 LEBSummary: Many feel that, in today's society, the needs of the mentally ill have fallen completely by the wayside-with the most tragic results, perhaps, occurring among young people. This program features first-person stories from adolescents and young adults who are confronting depression, anxiety, and mental illness. From depressed, suicidal teens to parents unaware of what may be troubling their own...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Is childhood really the carefree and happy-go-lucky picture that some adults paint? Not always! In this program, we see that children do have stress in their lives, but not the wisdom or experience to know how to handle it. Eye-catching graphics and stories from the kids themselves will keep your classes watching to see fun and creative ways to handle stress in productive ways. And..a tag at...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Unresolved stress is all too frequently a cause of substance abuse and suicide. This program shows teens how to recognize, analyze, and manage the stresses in their lives by using the C.H.I.L.L. formula: Communications, Health (nutrition), "I" concerns (self-esteem and self-image), Laid back (relaxation techniques), and Little at a time (time management) This valuable instructional tool can...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: We all get depressed or feel stressed once in awhile. But today, teenagers have more stress in their lives than ever before. Divorced parents, substance abuse, lack of adult supervision, abusive family situations, unemployment, and a sense that the world may not be getting any better..are all factors which cause many teenagers to feel alone and desperate. Most teenagers successfully deal with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Teenagers are running away from home, dropping out of school, having babies, taking drugs, committing suicide, and going to jail for violent crimes. This program discusses normal adolescence and today's too-frequent scenarios: a juvenile delinquent whose drug use led him to criminality; an eighth-grader whose drug use completely altered his personality; a young girl who became severely...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Stress, when carefully managed, can actually facilitate academic achievement. Reinforced by on-screen lists and a review segment at the end, this program first defines stress and then promotes three core strategies for dealing with it: a positive attitude, a healthy lifestyle, and relaxation techniques. The harmful aspects of unmanaged stress, which include an increased susceptibility to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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LeDoux, Joseph E.
Summary: Joseph LeDoux, whose NYU lab has been at the forefront of research efforts to understand and treat fear and anxiety, explains the range of anxiety disorders, their origins, and discoveries that can restore sufferers to normalcy.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 153.42 LeDSummary: What are the consequences of bullying, high-stakes testing, homework overload, and family turmoil? Do these experiences prepare kids for an uncertain life ahead or are they too much, too young? This program explores what happens under the stressful conditions that children often face at home and school. Tracking a group of 25 eight-year-olds, the program follows young subjects through academic,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program is designed to help teens deal with common areas of stress in their lives: academic stress, social stress, and stress from home life. Subjects covered include sources of stress; what a teen can do to reduce academic stress; why procrastination can cause stress; pressure to "fit in"; why it's important to accept oneself; how to reduce dating stress; what to do if there is a serious...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Petersen, Andrea.
Summary: A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders. --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PETERSEN, ANDREA PETLindsay, Toni
Summary: This book is aimed at young people who are experiencing anxiety in their everyday lives, across the breadth of the anxiety spectrum. It emphasises that anxiety is completely normal, and something that can be managed by taking the steps that are right for you. The book contains practical, effective activities and exercises that each reader can apply to their own set of circumstances....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Exisle Publishing 2024
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Summary: Provides the tools to take charge and overcome fears. Provides a step-by-step plan for beating many different kinds of fears, including social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and phobias,
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8522 TOLRosenberg, Robert S. (Robert Steven)
Summary: "Say goodbye to stressful nights lying awake and reclaim the comforts of tranquil sleep. Instead of letting stress and anxiety continually deprive you of a good night's sleep, take action! Reclaim your slumber with The Doctor's Guide to Sleep Solutions for Stress and Anxiety. Author Robert Rosenberg, D.O., F.C.C.P., is a leading expert on sleep disorders and is board certified in sleep...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.84 ROSWilson, Robert R. (Robert Reid)
Summary: Of course, worry can be an important asset when it forces our attention on problem-solving. But anxious worrying can cause us to unnecessarily focus on threat, to retreat and avoid, and to seek reassurance and safety-which is no way to foster a life of growth and excitement. In his fifth published book, Dr. Reid Wilson proposes a groundbreaking, paradoxical approach to overcoming anxiety and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2016
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Warner, Priscilla
Summary: "A funny memoir of Faith Club coauthor's serious attempt to change her brain from panic to peace in a year-long spiritual quest"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WARNER, PRISCILLA WARBerzin, Robin
Summary: "Functional medicine innovator and founder of nationally renowned practice Parsley Health, Dr. Robin Berzin's definitive work on how to fight the physical ailments at the root of the international epidemic of burnout, anxiety, and stress"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 BERCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 BERTaylor, Madisyn
Summary: "The cofounder of the holistic lifestyle website DailyOM presents a gentle and accessible step-by-step guide to moving from excessive reliance on medications to fundamentally healing yourself through four pillars of natural wellness"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 616.85 TAYSummary: Many Americans are keeping an important, potentially deadly secret: depression. Approximately 15 million adults in the U.S. struggle with this devastating neurological condition, which affects all ages, races, genders, and socioeconomic groups. Through the voices and stories of people living with depression as well as interviews with doctors and scientists, this film provides an unflinching...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008