Stress Management

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Stress Quiz

Know Your Risks

Recognizing the symptoms of stress in your life is one step toward managing it. This assessment will help you learn your particular stress symptoms.

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Managing Work-Related Stress in Stress in the World Today

An overview of workplace stress, with helpful tips and exercises to help you relax and relieve some pressure....more

How to Beat Serious Stress in The Harmful Side of Stress

When you're faced with a highly stressful event in your life, the strategies outlined here will help you cope. ...more

Stress Can Increase Your Risk for Heart Disease in The Harmful Side of Stress

Mental stress does more than diminish your sense of well-being. It also can increase your risk for heart disease. ...more

Keys to Managing Stress See AllRecognizing Stress See AllResponding Better to Stress See AllLiving a Healthy Life See AllRelaxing to Slow Down See All

What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Recognizing Stress

For some people, frightening memories of a terrible event can come back months or even years after the ordeal. In reliving the event, people become fearful and unable to cope with daily life. Read on to learn more about PTSD. ...more

Managing Stress in Responding Better to Stress

Emotional stress can have a serious effect on the body. But a healthy, well-balanced diet and regular exercise can help. Read on for more tips. ...more

Can Optimism Make a Difference in Your Life? in Responding Better to Stress

A growing number of scientific studies indicate that optimistic people tend to live longer and have better physical and mental health than pessimistic people. ...more

Ayurveda in Living a Healthy Life

Ayurveda is a holistic system of medicine based on the idea that imbalance leads to disease. ...more

Body Movement in Relaxing to Slow Down

Tai chi and yoga are 2 forms of nonaerobic movement and controlled breathing that can be practiced to reduce stress and anxiety. ...more

The Power of Meditation in Relaxing to Slow Down

Meditation allows you to become more aware and more deliberate about your actions. It teaches you how to respond rather than react to situations in your life. ...more

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Managing Work-Related Stress in Stress on the Job

An overview of workplace stress, with helpful tips and exercises to help you relax and relieve some pressure....more

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Being a Caregiver in Stress and Family

A caregiver provides assistance in meeting the daily needs of another person....more

Helping Kids Cope with a Divorce in Stress and Family

Anger, fear, separation anxiety, a sense of abandonment, self-blame, sadness, and embarrassment are common reactions to divorce for most children. ...more

Helping Kids Get Over their Fears in Stress and Family

Studies indicate that almost all children report having fears. Some of the most common fears are of bugs or ghosts, and studies have shown that kids are afraid of pretty much the same things no matter where they live in the world. ...more

How to Beat Serious Stress in Stress and Family

When you're faced with a highly stressful event in your life, the strategies outlined here will help you cope. ...more

How to Comfort a Crying Baby in Stress and Family

Read on to learn about helpful methods to soothe your crying baby....more

The Power of Meditation in Stress and Family

Meditation allows you to become more aware and more deliberate about your actions. It teaches you how to respond rather than react to situations in your life. ...more

Your Child’s Separation Anxiety and School in Stress and Family

The prospect of new experiences away from parents or other loved ones can be quite frightening, especially for younger children. These worries are a normal part of development for all children. ...more

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Alcohol Abuse Quiz

Misusing alcohol can lead to serious problems. Learn more about the effects of abusing alcohol by taking this quiz....more

Disease Prevention Quiz

Answer this one: Which is the most important hygiene habit to teach young children? Learn the answer to this and other prevention questions by taking this multiple choice quiz....more