In the adult world it may be stress from the job, family, health, environment.
Adolescents are also susceptible to stress.
It can come from the same topics mentioned above, as well as the violent world in which adolescents live, their concern over the future, peer pressure and relationships with their peers, and their lives at school. Researchers have noted an alarming increase in the suicide rate, the development of ulcers, depression, and skyrocketing levels of cholesterol. A newer study resulting from autopsies of teens killed in accidents show fatty fibrous plaque clogging the arteriew which has a direct link to high stress. The goal of this project is to help adolescents identify situations which are stressful, noting what physical changes occur when they are under stress. Adolescents will learn ways to reduce stress.