adrenaline, 10, 11, 14, 31, 39
alcohol, 16, 31, 32, 39, 57, 61
ambition, 46
anxiety, 16, 39, 54, 55–56
behavior, 15–18
breathing relaxation technique, 24, 26
bullies, 7, 15, 41, 43–44, 62
caffeine, 32
change, 7, 49–53, 62
communication, 33–34, 36–39
conflict resolution, 33–34, 36–39
cortisol, 10, 11, 14, 15, 39
depression, 15, 16, 49, 51, 54–57
diet, 18, 24–25, 29–30, 48, 55, 61
distress, 59
divorce, 7, 15, 52–53
drugs, 19, 31–32, 39, 56, 57, 61
emotions, 4–5, 8, 11,15–17, 21, 23–24, 30, 34, 37, 49, 54, 58, 59, 62
eustress, 59
exercise, 24, 25, 48, 61
family, 6, 7, 19, 33–34, 37, 48, 49, 50, 52–53, 62
fight-or-flight response, 10, 13–14, 20, 21
friends, 6, 7, 17–18, 20, 22, 35–39, 41, 42, 44, 48, 50, 52, 53, 57, 60, 62
general adaptation syndrome, 8
grief, 49–50, 51
health, 5–6, 24–26, 29–30, 32, 56, 59, 61
hormones, 10, 25, 30, 39
hypothalamus, 9–11
marijuana, 32
moving, 50, 52
muscle relaxation technique, 24, 27
negative thoughts, 46–47
nicotine, 31–32
peer pressure, 37–39
pets, 23, 25
prioritizing, 22, 60
puberty, 15, 48
quizzes, 19, 46
relievers, stress, 20–27, 56, 61
school, 6, 7, 19, 40–44
self-image, 47–48
self-injury, 56
Selye, Hans, 8, 9
serotonin, 30
sleep, 6, 19, 24, 25–26, 32, 55, 59, 61
stress,
behavioral reactions to, 15–18
coping with, 20–27, 28–32
counterproductive reactions to, 28–32
definition of, 4–7
and depression, 54–57
and emotions, 15–17
and hormones, 10, 15
physical reactions to, 8–11, 12–15
positive, 5, 59
stages of, 14
types, 13–14
stressors, 4, 6, 7, 14, 17, 21, 22, 29, 36, 37, 41, 46, 47, 50, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 62
suicide, 55, 56