Monday, March 15, 2010

Stess

Do you deal with teenagers? Have you noticed how they deal with stress? Here are some typical teenage reactions to stress. Information is taken from Fighting Invisible Tigers by Connie C. Schmitz, Ph.D with Earl Hipp.

Basically teenagers respond to stress in ways that are consistent with their personalities. Some are active in their expression of stress while others take a passive route. The symptoms they express are not too different than symptoms adult express. Teen's manner of coping mirrors that of parents and other family members.

Some signs may include:

  • general irritability, arguing about everything, however minor
  • regressive or immature behavior; they want their own way, they want it now; can't tolerate change from routine
  • obsession with external appearances and material goods; lots of time spent looking right
  • school phobia; avoiding school work; sudden drop in school performance
  • secretiveness; lying about whereabouts
  • chronic dissatisfaction, nothing is good enough
  • loss of interest or pleasure in things
  • excessive sleeping
  • difficulty concentrating
  • frequent crying spells
  • significant change in eating habits
  • frequent colds, flu, or other communicable diseases
  • withdrawal; spending a lot of time alone; saying "no: to invitations from friends
  • escapist behaviors (e.g. excessive TV watching)

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