Title:
Getting comfortable with uncertainty for teens : 10 tips to overcome anxiety, fear & worry / Juliana Negreiros, PhD, Katherine Martinez, PsyD.
ISBN:
9781684039371
9781518266799
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Publication Information:
Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
185 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Tip 1. Becoming aware: understanding uncertainty -- Tip 2. Dropping the uncertainty struggle -- Tip 3. Making friends with uncertainty: becoming frenemies! -- Tip 4. Creating space between you and uncertainty -- Tip 5. Giving thanks to uncertainty -- Tip 6. Understanding social uncertainty and creating a team of helpers -- Tip 7. Pursuing your passions in the presence of uncertainty -- Tip 8. Taking GRASP risks -- Tip 9. Being kind to yourself -- Tip 10. Looking ahead to life with uncertainty -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Two psychologists help teens improve their awareness about how uncertainty can trigger feelings of anxiety, fear, worry, and self-doubt, and provide 10 skill-based tips from CBT and ACT to encourage teens to take smart risks, stop avoiding, and be more flexible as they develop a tolerance of uncertainty and learn to take valued actions toward creating positive change in their lives and the larger world"--Provided by publisher.
Negreiros and Martinez help teens improve their awareness about how uncertainty can trigger feelings of anxiety, fear, worry, and self-doubt. They provide ten skill-based tips from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to encourage teens to take smart risks, stop avoiding, and be more flexible as they develop a tolerance of uncertainty and learn to take valued actions toward creating positive change in their lives and the larger world. -- adapted from publisher info
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Interest age level:
Ages 13-19. New Harbinger Publications.
Interest grade level:
Grades 7-9. New Harbinger Publications.
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OCLC Number:
on1284920549
Availability:
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