While there is plenty of advice out there about revision techniques, there is nothing so accessible, clear and well-researched about exam stress, its causes and the ways to tackle it as this innovative workbook.

- Claire Tasker, Headteacher, High Storrs School, Sheffield,

Another fantastic addition to the 'Starving the Gremlin' series, which has been truly transformational - both for our young people and the adults who work with them. This latest workbook will be an invaluable resource for young people facing exams and for the adults helping them to prepare.

- Rob Barraclough, Headteacher, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dewsbury,

Stressed out by exams? Then the exam stress gremlin is in town! Exam fears and worries are his favourite foods, and the more of these you feed him, the bigger he gets and the more stressed you become. But he can be stopped! Starve him of stress-related thoughts, feelings and behaviours and feel him and your stress fade away!Part of the award-winning Starve the Gremlin series and full of engaging activities, this self-help workbook explains what exam stress is, how it develops and the impact it can have - providing the reader with an understanding of their own exam stress. Rooted in cognitive behavioural therapy, it is also bursting with strategies to help the reader manage their exam stress by changing how they think and act.Starving the Exam Stress Gremlin can be completed independently by young people aged 10+ or with supervision, and with exam stress on the rise among our young people, this invaluable resource will also be of interest to school counsellors, teaching staff, youth workers and social workers and parents.
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When exam time comes around, the exam stress gremlin is in his element, feeding off your exam fears and anxieties. This workbook teaches you how to starve your gremlin by learning to cope with exam stress. Full of fun activities based on cognitive behavioural therapy, it is the ideal resource for supporting young people aged 10+.
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Acknowledgements. About the Author. 1. Why Read This Book? 2. What is Exam Stress and Who is the Exam Stress Gremlin? 3. Our Stressed Minds: Why Some People Experience Exam Stress and Others Don't! 4. Our Stressed Bodies, Emotions and Behaviours: What Keeps Exam Stress Going! 5. Impacts of Exam Stress. 6. You're Not on Your Own in Experiencing Exam Stress. 7. Starving the Exam Stress Gremlin: Thinking Differently! 8. Starving the Exam Stress Gremlin: Acting Differently! 9. Summing Up! Information for Parents & Professionals. References.
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An accessible, practical workbook to help young people aged 10+ understand exam stress and learn how manage it

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849056984
Publisert
2017-10-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
P, JC, Y, 06, 02, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Biographical note

Kate Collins-Donnelly has worked as a therapist, psychologist, criminologist and anger management consultant based in the UK for many years. She presently runs a successful independent consultancy practice which provides cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, coaching and training, and is head of the Psychological and Criminological Research Division. She is the author of several books for children and young people published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, including Banish Your Body Image Thief, Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief and a range of titles in her Starving the Gremlin series.