Use dialogue or action from the film's scenes to support your thoughts. Young People's Beginning Experience serves as a resource for teens, supporting their efforts to identify and deal with the emotions they feel in the middle of stress. Learning to cope with life's stresses Coping is a learned skill. Most of us don't automatically respond in psychologically healthy ways to the stresses we find in our lives. But if we have help, if we're guided by the experiences of others, we can learn healthy reactions to what confronts us.
Emotional reactions are normal.
How we deal with them is the real issue. For example, violence need not be an automatic response to anger. Feelings of anger and isolation in two young men set apart from their high school classmates are normal. The revengeful killing in Littleton, Colorado, is not a normal response. Anger management programs help individuals find a healthy outlet for their feelings.