Chronic stress and its effect on human health is an increasingly large problem for society. More and more people are becoming aware that much of their state of mind relates to how well they can deal with the challenges they face in their everyday life.

The workplace is recognized as an obvious cause of many stress-related health issues. However, it doesn’t take a large measure of observation, or personal reflection, to realize that the teenage years are filled with stressful experiences.

Senior school and college can be the perfect breeding ground for chronic stress. Between the constant pressure of academic achievement, parental expectation and social pressures, there is not much wiggle room for allowing the mind and body any recuperation. Even a teen’s recreational pursuits are usually intense social episodes.

Some of the following chapters give helpful advice to teenage students on how to better deal with the struggle of coping in today’s world.

The teenage years and higher education have always been a stressful part of a person’s life, but technology and increased social pressures have another layer of demands on today’s youth. Other chapters help explain to parents how a teenager’s life today has complexities and an intensity they did not have to face themselves when they were growing up and offer advice for helping them deal with it in ways that do not damage their health and well-being.

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