The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens

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Author: Gina M. Biegel

ISBN-10: 1572246979

ISBN-13: 9781572246973

Category: Family & Child Health

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In The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens, a psychotherapist specializing in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) shows overwhelmed and stressed-out teen readers how mindfulness skills can help them relax, prioritize, and keep calm during stressful times.

Introduction 1Activity 1 Getting Started: Setting Intentions 3Activity 2 Learning Who You Are 5Activity 3 Defining Stress 10Activity 4 Good Stress and Bad Stress 13Activity 5 The Physical Effects of Stress 16Activity 6 The Emotional Effects of Stress 19Activity 7 Thoughts and Feelings 22Activity 8 The Mind-Body Connection 25Activity 9 What is Stressing You Out? 28Activity 10 Important Moments Can Cause Stress Too 31Activity 11 Riding the Wave of Life 34Activity 12 Stepping Outside of the Box 37Activity 13 What Is Mindfulness? 41Activity 14 Living in the Present Moment 44Activity 15 Being in the Now: The Five Senses 46Activity 16 Mindful Eating 50Activity 17 Noticing the Little Things 52Activity 18 Doing Schoolwork Mindfully 55Activity 19 Noticing Your Body: The Body-Scan Meditation 57Activity 20 Walking Meditation: Mindful Movement 62Activity 21 Paying Attention to Your Breath: Short Breathing Meditation 65Activity 22 Sitting Meditation: Paying Attention to Your Breath and Body 68Activity 23 Train of Thoughts 71Activity 24 Accepting All of Your Emotions 73Activity 25 Focusing on the Negative 76Activity 26 Letting Go of Negative Self-Judgments 79Activity 27 Helpful and Unhelpful Ways to Cope with Stress 82Activity 28 Pleasant Life Moments: Doing What You Enjoy 86Activity 29 Focusing on the Positive 89Activity 30 Seeing Your Positive Qualities 93Activity 31 Self-Care Versus Being Selfish 95Activity 32 Things You Can't Control 98Activity 33 Problems: Yours and Other People's 101Activity 34 Changing How You Cope with Painful Situations 104Activity 35 MindfulStopping: Taking Time before You React 107Activity 36 Playing Out the End of the Movie 111Activity 37 Next Steps 113