Helping Teenagers With Stress | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - 0 views
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Some sources of stress for teens might include: school demands and frustrations negative thoughts and feelings about themselves changes in their bodies problems with friends and/or peers at school unsafe living environment/neighborhood separation or divorce of parents chronic illness or severe problems in the family death of a loved one moving or changing schools taking on too many activities or having too high expectations family financial problems
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can lead to anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, physical illness, or poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use.
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Teens can decrease stress with the following behaviors and techniques:
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