Too Stressed to Think or Reasonable Rx

Too Stressed to Think?: A Teen Guide to Staying Sane When Life Makes You Crazy

Author: Annie Fox

School pressures. Family problems. Dating and relationship issues. Multi-tasking, deadlines, the future, rules, rumors, worries, decisions, popularity, mean people, peer pressure, conflicts, expectations, an overloaded schedule... They all add up to stress.

Stress is part of life, and most people think there's not a lot you can do about it. Actually, there is. You can learn about stress. You can understand how stress affects your brain and body-how it blocks you from thinking clearly and making good choices, how it keeps you off balance and wears you down. You can create and maintain a less stressful lifestyle. This book is your guide, your teacher, your friend, and maybe your lifeline, depending on how stressed-out you are.

Children's Literature

Welcome to the real world of 2006. A teen's life is full of stress, whether it comes from school, family life, sports, or relationships. Fox and Kirschner have put together ten chapters that range from identifying stress and its effects on the body, to the various causes of stress for teens, and ending with what to do if the stress becomes overwhelming. For most teens the ideas given in the chapter "Your Stress Busting Tools" will suffice, but the authors recognize that some teens face bigger problems than worrying about the next history exam or a relationship break-up; therefore, they do not hesitate to advise teens to seek outside counsel, and they provide several avenues for teens to get the help they need. Realistic situations are interspersed throughout the book in the form of vignettes telling stories of teens in stressful situations. In addition, there are quotes from teens taken from interviews on the Internet. Both of these give teens a chance to recognize their own lives and experiences within the text. Designed to be read in any order, the pages often refer the reader to other sections if needed. While no book can solve everyone's problems, this one is a nice way to introduce teens to the concepts of good and bad stressors, relaxation techniques, and how to recognize when enough is enough and it is time to ask for help. Simple drawings, boxed text, and frequent headings break up the text, making it more reader friendly.

Amy Alessio - VOYA

This self-help guide is certainly needed by today's teens. It begins by going through physical and emotional reasons for stress and responses to stress of all kinds. Then adolescent physiology is covered, as is why sleep and food are so important at this stage. Techniques to respond to stress in a healthy way are explored, for dealing with simple to complicated situations. A great resource section contains links and books for teens to get help. Examples of stressful situations based on the authors' research with teens include interesting stories and quotes from teens themselves- the strength of the book. For example, one section addresses what to do when friendships end or change and how to respond from conversations to finding new friends. This book best handles daily stressful situations for teens, and spends less time on serious issues such as family situations and abuse, which are touched on, from possible warning signs of abusive boyfriends to eating disorders, but are covered in depth in other resources, including the associations listed in the back. The book is meant to be an engaging read for teens with an average amount of stress, and it succeeds. There are plenty of easy tips for those situations. Because it addresses sexual pressure in relationships, it may be placed in collections for older teens. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P J S (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2005, Free Spirit, 176p.; Index. Biblio. Further Reading., Trade pb. Ages 12 to 18.

School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-This well-organized, upbeat book discusses what stress is and how it affects the body and brain, talks about tools to reduce and control it, and gives suggestions for recognizing the myriad situations that can trigger stress at home and at school and seeking help when necessary. Best of all, each one of these scenarios includes information on how the situation might be addressed. Nice also are the tips that encourage readers to use breathing exercises to calm and center themselves. Sprinkled throughout the book are quotes from teens on what works for them and what causes them anxiety. Related helplines are appended. This volume is one of a number of other similar-themed books, but it is probably safe to say that a school library, in particular, cannot have too many such titles. It may well be the one that strikes the right cord with a distressed teen.-Carol Jones Collins, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Reasonable Rx: Solve the Drug Pricing Crisis

Author: Stan Finkelstein

A Real Plan for Making Drugs Affordable–and Promoting Innovation, Too

 

 “This book is a necessity for understanding the pharmaceutical industry. Both the pluses and minuses of the present system are set forth with a judicious combination of historical narrative, economic analysis, and statistical data. The highly original proposals for reform will be a major stimulant to analysis and policy-making.”

–Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

 

“This is a timely book by authors who know what they are talking about. They tackle a big problem: rising drug prices that are threatening to overwhelm us all–and especially those with limited or absent health care insurance. Will we drive people overseas for healthcare? Will there be social unrest? This book describes the problem and then offers a solution. Worth a careful read by everyone, pharmaceutical manufacturers and government policymakers especially.”

–Roger Williams, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of the United States Pharmacopeia and a former

senior official of the Food and Drug Administration

 

“This book confounds two sets of skeptics: Those who say there’s no way to resolve the conflict between the need to fund pharmaceutical research and our desire to keep medicine affordable; and those who think that economics never has anything good to say.”

–Honorable Barney Frank, Congressman from Massachusetts

 

“This book comes at the right time and could become thestarting point of discussions, which will eventually lead us into new era in the healthcare care industry. It will without a doubt become a must for insiders of the pharma- and biotech industries.”

–Dr. Jürgen Drews, retired President of Roche Pharmaceutical Group Global Research

 

Acknowledgments viii

About the Authors ix

Introduction xi

 

Chapter 1: Drugs and Drug Prices 1

Chapter 2: The American Way to Discover Drugs 21

Chapter 3: The Drug Industry Today 39

Chapter 4: Are Drug Companies Risky? 59

Chapter 5: How Not to Lower Drug Prices 77

Chapter 6: Squandering R & D Resources 103

Chapter 7: How to Lower Drug Prices 129

 

Appendix: Our Solution in Detail 155

Index 177

 

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     viii
About the Authors     ix
Introduction     xi
Drugs and Drug Prices     1
The American Way to Discover Drugs     21
The Drug Industry Today     39
Are Drug Companies Risky?     59
How Not to Lower Drug Prices     77
Squandering R & D Resources     103
How to Lower Drug Prices     129
Our Solution in Detail     155
Index     177