Library Research Guides
Library Research Guides
Coping with Stress by
This book explains to readers the physiological reactions happening in their bodies when they are stressed, and the sometimes serious health consequences. Readers will understand common stressors, the differences between negative and positive coping strategies, and when it's time to ask for professional help.
The Secrets of College Success by
This guide combines easy-to-follow tips with insider information from professors themselves. Topics include advice on picking courses and choosing a major, time management and study skills, staying on top of core requirements, getting good grades, interacting effectively with professors, and avoiding stress.
Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts by
This book provides resources for young readers on how to manage depression and suicidal impulses, as well as how to heal from the terrible tragedy of losing someone to suicide.
Internet Addiction by
This book explores what internet addiction is, the many forms it can take, and the serious consequences it can have. It also looks at controversies and issues, such as balancing the internet's benefits against its addictive nature, and includes case studies, a timeline of critical events, and a directory of resources.
Grief and Loss by
This book offers a valuable tool for anyone directly or indirectly affected by grief, especially teens and young adults, who may be experiencing a significant loss for the first time. Older adults often believe teenagers and young adults grieve in the same way they do, but bereaved young people have unique needs and ways of coping with loss.
Understanding Social Anxiety: a Recovery Guide for Sufferers, Family, and Friends by
This book explores social anxiety disorder by covering its history, explaining the symptoms and root causes, and presenting information on how to make the key changes in thought that can help sufferers find relief and be more comfortable in the modern world. It draws on clinical histories and examples from the community at large to illustrate various scenarios, document progression of the impairment, and identify effective steps toward resolution.
Understanding Therapy: How Different Approaches Solve Real-World Problems by
This book explores the different types of psychotherapy. It includes the history of psychotherapy, common misconceptions, and types of therapists, and profiles groups of therapies, their history, key founders and proponents, tenets, and potential advantages and disadvantages. Includes real-world situations for which someone might seek therapy and how they would be addressed by different types of therapies.
Deconstructing Stigma in Mental Health by
This book provides emerging research on issues related to stigma as a whole including ignorance, prejudice, and discrimination, explains the nature of stigma and its role in mental health and how stigma is perpetuated in society, and explores the historical context of stigma, current issues and resolutions through intersectional collaboration, and the deconstruction of mental health stigmas.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [LS-250194-OLS-21].
Research Guides by Egan Library | University of Alaska Southeast are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
