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Under pressure : confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls, Lisa Damour

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"Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, private practice, and in the all-girls' school where she consults, and knew this had to be the topic of her new book. In the same engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book, Untangled, Damour starts by addressing the facts about psychological pressure. Surprisingly, she explains the underappreciated value of stress and anxiety--that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones and anxiety can play a key role in keeping girls safe. When we emphasize the benefits of stress and anxiety we can help our daughters take them in stride. But no one wants their girl to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of their lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and on social media. As readers move through the layers of girls' lives, they'll learn about the critical steps that adults can take to shield their daughters from the toxic pressures to which our culture--including we, as parents--subjects girls. Readers who know Damour from Untangled or the New York Times or from her regular appearances on CBS News will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting today's girls"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxi, 261 pages
Contents
  • Coming to terms with stress and anxiety
  • Girls at home
  • Girls among girls
  • Girls among boys
  • Girls at school
  • Girls in the culture
Isbn
9780399180057
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Under pressure : confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls
Title
Under pressure
Title remainder
confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls
Statement of responsibility
Lisa Damour
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, private practice, and in the all-girls' school where she consults, and knew this had to be the topic of her new book. In the same engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book, Untangled, Damour starts by addressing the facts about psychological pressure. Surprisingly, she explains the underappreciated value of stress and anxiety--that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones and anxiety can play a key role in keeping girls safe. When we emphasize the benefits of stress and anxiety we can help our daughters take them in stride. But no one wants their girl to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of their lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and on social media. As readers move through the layers of girls' lives, they'll learn about the critical steps that adults can take to shield their daughters from the toxic pressures to which our culture--including we, as parents--subjects girls. Readers who know Damour from Untangled or the New York Times or from her regular appearances on CBS News will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting today's girls"--
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1970-
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Damour, Lisa
Dewey number
155.5/33
Index
index present
LC call number
BF724.3.S86
LC item number
D36 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Stress in adolescence
  • Anxiety in adolescence
  • Teenage girls
  • Stress management
Label
Under pressure : confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls, Lisa Damour
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Coming to terms with stress and anxiety -- Girls at home -- Girls among girls -- Girls among boys -- Girls at school -- Girls in the culture
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxi, 261 pages
Isbn
9780399180057
Lccn
2018039456
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
  • 2018039456
  • (OCoLC)1035792289
Label
Under pressure : confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls, Lisa Damour
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Coming to terms with stress and anxiety -- Girls at home -- Girls among girls -- Girls among boys -- Girls at school -- Girls in the culture
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxi, 261 pages
Isbn
9780399180057
Lccn
2018039456
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
  • 2018039456
  • (OCoLC)1035792289

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