Sumner, Jamie
Summary: Eleven-year-old June is determined to beat her anxiety and become the lion she knows she is, instead of the mouse everyone sees, and with the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-reciting soccer star, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SUMHickey, Caroline
Summary: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HICKoscik, Terian
Summary: " ... Terian Koscik shares her experiences of living with anxiety, and how going to a therapist taught her one of the most important things she could ever learn: there really is no "right" way to feel"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Singing Dragon, an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8522 KOSGregorio, I. W.
Summary: "Jocelyn "Jos" Wu has two wishes: to make it through high school without dying of boredom and to direct a short film with her best friend. Will Domenici has two goals: to get assigned to a worthwhile position at his school paper and to find a paying summer gig. When Jos's father tells her their family restaurant may be going under and Will learns he didn't land his dream job at the school...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GREHenry, Katie
Summary: Ellis Kimball, sixteen, whose anxiety disorder causes her to prepare for the imminent end of the world, meets Hannah, who claims to know when it will happen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HENLockington, Mariama
Summary: While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOCArango, Andrea Beatriz
Summary: Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ARACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ARAConnell, Laura K.
Summary: We are sometimes our own worst enemies, sabotaging our success and with it our chance for lasting happiness and opportunities for personal and professional fulfillment. It's Not Your Fault helps readers uncover the subconscious reasons they hold themselves back. These blind spots were often created in childhood as coping mechanisms in response to trauma. Rather than teaching tactics that ignore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications, Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Many teens struggle with anxiety disorders, the symptoms of which include elevated stress hormone levels, depression, and heart problems. The prevalence of anxiety disorders among today, and teens makes this a timely, informative, and helpful book for readers. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of anxiety disorders as well as coping strategies and treatments. Resources for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.85 PEDSummary: 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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Miller, Ali
Summary: The book provides quizzes as well as advanced lab and supplement recommendations to help you discover and address the root causes of your body's imbalances. The Anti-Anxiety Diet's healthy approach supports your brain signaling while satiating cravings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8522 MILShapiro, Francine.
Summary: "A totally accessible user's guide from the creator of a scientifically proven form of psychotherapy for healing ailments ranging from PTSD to minor anxiety and depression. Whether we've experienced small setbacks or major traumas, we are all influenced by memories and experiences we may not remember or don't fully understand. Getting Past Your Past offers practical procedures that demystify...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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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...
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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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Kinsella, Sophie.
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Audrey is making slow but steady progress dealing with her anxiety disorder when Linus comes into the picture and her recovery gains momentum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: YA FIC KINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KINLebowitz 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 LEBSummary: What is abnormality? Using the case studies of two young women-one who has depression, one who has an anxiety disorder-as a springboard, this program presents three psychological perspectives on mental disorder. Section one considers it as a bodily disease, identifying underlying assumptions of the biomedical model and illustrating the treatments it offers. Section two looks at it as a disease...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: With their mental health histories kept secret, ten adults enter a period of psychiatric observation in an isolated group setting. It is up to a panel of experts to determine who is healthy and who isn't. This program documents the first three days of the session, which features several tests designed to bring out evidence of mental disorders. Simulated urban warfare evokes reckless behavior;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How long can mental illness stay hidden, especially from the eyes of trained experts? This program rejoins a group of ten adults-five of them healthy and five of them with histories of mental illness-as psychiatric specialists try to spot and correctly diagnose the latter. Administering a series of collaborative and one-on-one tests, including assessments of personality type, physical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: When renowned psychologist Paul Salkovskis offers three agoraphobics a base from which to battle their fears, each sufferer embraces the opportunity to utilize the professor's "safe house." There's only one problem-getting there. This program illustrates the paralyzing anxiety agoraphobics typically experience when stepping outside their cloistered comfort zones. After Simon, Su, and Archana...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Supported and cajoled by psychologist and cognitive behavioral therapist Paul Salkovskis, three agoraphobic Londoners have tentatively confronted their fears-but they still have a huge amount of work to do. This program shows what happens when the experiment moves to the next level. After frantic preparations, Simon, Su, and Archana accompany Professor Salkovskis on a 13-hour airplane flight to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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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. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2017