Author: Patricia A HouchinPublisher:
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Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The CHAIN Links Program for Young Women and Girls with Anxiety
Author: Patricia A HouchinPublisher:
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Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Girls Link Program
Author: Nicole Christine PucciPublisher:
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Category : Anxiety
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Behavioral inhibition (BI) is a temperamental style that is characterized by shyness, social avoidance, social withdrawal, and reticence in unfamiliar situations and towards people (Kagan, Reznick, & Snidman, 1988). Children who are behaviorally inhibited tend to exhibit fear when meeting or interacting with unfamiliar individuals and they prefer to avoid or withdraw from social situations when possible (Essex, Klein, Slattery, Goldsmith, Kalin, 2010; Kagan et al., 1988). An inhibited temperament is one of the strongest predictors of anxiety disorders, depressive symptomology and poor peer relationships, all of which can have a negative impact on the emotional and social development of children and adolescents. Various prevention programs have targeted anxiety, depression and peer relationships, yet none have specifically done so by screening for BI and none have specifically targeted middle school females. The purpose of the current study was to examine the efficacy of a brief (5 session) cognitive behavioral skills group, relative to a peer support group, at reducing internalizing symptoms and increasing adolescent connectedness in middle-school-aged females who have elevated levels of BI. Results revealed that participants in both conditions demonstrated decreases in social anxiety and generalized anxiety symptoms in addition to increased peer self esteem, increased connectedness to parents and for those in the skills condition, increased CBT skill use. The effects of the study were small, but the overall results are encouraging in that they support the efficacy of a brief, non-intensive prevention program for at-risk middle-school females. Results of the peer support group signify that participating in a non-competitive, supportive, adult-supervised group may be adequate in producing the positive benefits noted above for sub-clinically anxious middle-school females. Results of the cognitive behavioral skills group suggest that prevention programs need not be lengthy or time-intensive for participants to learn CBT skills and demonstrate meaningful changes in anxiety symptoms, self esteem, and connectedness to parents. Brief, CBT-based prevention programs such as the Girls Link program demonstrate utility as a first line intervention method for at-risk middle-school-aged females and use as a primer for those identified females who will require further intervention services.
Mean Girls at Work: How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal
Author: Katherine CrowleyPublisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071802053
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
One of the New York Post's Top 10 Career Books of 2012 and a Booklist Top 10 Business Book DO YOU WORK WITH A MEAN GIRL? A woman’s field guide to the new frontier of professional development—working with other women Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are . . . complicated. When they’re good, they’re great. But when they’re bad, they can ruin your day, your week—even your year. Packed with proven advice from two of today’s leading experts in workplace relationships, this one-of-a-kind guide gives women the tools they need to navigate difficult situations unique to women-to-women relationships—whether with a boss, a colleague, a client, or an employee. Have you dealt with a woman in the workplace who: “Accidentally” excludes you from important meetings? Seems intent on taking you down professionally? Gossips about you with other coworkers? Makes you look bad by missing deadlines? Forms a “pack” of mean girls to make your life miserable? Mean Girls at Work isn’t just about surviving difficult situations. It’s about transforming a toxic relationship into one that benefits and supports both of you. This book is also for women who engage in mean behavior . . . but don’t know it. After all, who hasn’t gossiped about a female coworker? Who hasn’t rolled her eyes in the presence of a woman she doesn’t like? Who hasn’t scanned another woman head to toe—which is just a nonverbal way of saying, “You’ve just been judged”? The authors provide invaluable advice to the more subtle ways of being mean—even if they’re not intended. With a workforce composed of a higher percentage of women than ever, workplace dynamics have changed. Crowley and Elster cover every conceivable scenario, providing critical advice on how to rise above the fray and move forward professionally. Mean Girls at Work is your map to dodging the mines and moving forward in today’s transformed workplace. Praise for Mean Girls at Work “An invaluable suit of armor for surviving nine to five!” —Leil Lowndes, bestselling author of How to Talk to Anyone “If you think the emotional cruelty of comedies like Mean Girls and Heathers doesn’t exist in the real world workplace, think again. In Mean Girls at Work, Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster valuably chronicle female vs. female predators and offer solid defensive strategies.” —Ann Kreamer, author of It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace “Whether you are in your twenties and just starting your professional career, your midcareer forties, when you are supposed to have figured it out already, or a woman in her fifties or sixties who’s seen it all—this book is a must-read. . . . The authors have finally given women the tools and the sound advice necessary to deal with . . . conflicts that keep us all from succeeding. . . . Carry this book with you to work every day!” —Carolyn Cassin, President, Michigan Women’s Foundation “A must-read for women of all ages in today’s workforce. This book offers what we all need to develop the capacities to endure this ever-changing workplace. We know it is all about relationships and you need the skills outlined in this book to survive and thrive when the Mean Girls attack.” —Kim Harrington, Coordinator, Professional Development and Training, Office of Human Resources, California State University, Sacramento
Social Cognition and Mental Health among Children and Youth
Author: Kuiyun ZhiPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832529178
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Under Pressure
Author: Lisa Damour, Ph.D.Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0399180052
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, from the author of Untangled “An invaluable read for anyone who has girls, works with girls, or cares about girls—for everyone!”—Claire Shipman, author of The Confidence Code and The Confidence Code for Girls 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 percent 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, in private practice, and in the all-girls’ school where she consults. She knew this had to be the topic of her new book. In the 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. She explains the surprising and 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 parents want their daughter to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of girls’ lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and their lives online. 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. Praise for Under Pressure “Truly a must-read for parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors wanting to help girls along the path to adulthood.”—Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult
Resources in Education
Author: Letter from Birmingham Jail
Author: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780241339466
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This landmark missive from one of the greatest activists in history calls for direct, non-violent resistance in the fight against racism, and reflects on the healing power of love.
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Author: Soothe Your Nerves
Author: Angela Neal-BarnettPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451603630
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Do you or someone you love suffer from "bad nerves"? •Denise is constantly on edge. She's convinced something bad is going to happen. •Ruth will drive an hour out of her way to avoid driving over a bridge. When she has to do it, her chest thumps, her heart starts racing, and she breaks out in a sweat. She's beginning to think she shouldn't leave her house. •Bernice hasn't slept in two months for fear that the witch is going to ride her again. What do these women have in common? They are struggling with crippling anxiety disorders. Thousands of Black women suffer from anxiety. What's worse is that many of us have been raised to believe we are Strong Black Women and that seeking help shows weakness. So we often turn to dangerous quick fixes that only exacerbate the problem -- like overeating and drug and alcohol abuse -- or we deny that we have problems at all. In Soothe Your Nerves, Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett explains which factors can contribute to anxiety, panic, and fear in Black women and offers a range of healing methods that will help you or a loved one reclaim your life. Here finally is a blueprint for understanding and overcoming anxiety from a psychological, spiritual, and Black perspective.
Home economics
Author: Sacha HepburnPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526162032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Domestic service has long been one of the largest forms of urban employment across southern Africa. Home economics provides the first comprehensive history of this essential sector in the decades following independence and the end of apartheid. Focusing on Lusaka and drawing wider comparisons, the book traces how Black workers and employers adapted existing models of domestic service as part of broader responses to changing gendered employment patterns, economic decline, and endemic poverty. It reveals how kin-based domestic service gradually displaced wage labour and how women and girl workers came to dominate kin-based and waged domestic service, with profound consequences for labour regulation and worker organising. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, the book provides essential insights into debates about gender, work, and urban economies that are critical to understanding southern Africa’s post-colonial and post-apartheid history.