Under Pressure: The Science of Stress

by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Book Overview

Adolescents are no strangers to stress. Here's a book just for them that explores the science behind that sweaty, heart-racing, under-pressure feeling they sometimes get as they struggle to navigate their changing world. It covers the fight-or-flight reaction to sudden danger, how people cope with chronic stress, how trauma can affect the brain, the ways athletes put pressure to work and the surprising treatments scientists have found for stress in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1525300075
• ISBN13: 9781525300073
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9