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Dealing with Stress: http://youthinbc.com/youth-issues/stress/
Portable guide to stress relief [PDF] available from the Harvard Medical School
The Mayo Clinic offers this helpful, interactive tool to rate and assess your own stress level:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-assessment/SR00029
A great overview of stress and stress management:
http://carefirst.staywellsolutionsonline.com/Wellness/Stress/Understanding/1,2178
Articles
Top 10 picks to tame stress, from yoga to laughter:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-relievers/MY01373
Online Relaxation Exercises that you can do on your own computer:
http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/counseling/relax/OnlineRelax07.htm
Six myths about stress: debunking stereotypes about stress from the American Psychological Association:
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-myths.aspx
Too Many Friends on Facebook May Add Stress: an interesting article about the connections between online activity and stress levels:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/11/27/too-many-friends-on-facebook-may-add-stress/48156.html
Training the Brain to Stress Less—a CNN article about harnessing new technology to deal with stress at the neural level:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/health/train-brain-stress-enayati/index.html
A New York Times article on increasing stress levels among undergraduates:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/education/27colleges.html?_r=0
“Why Kids Lose it in College”: Another article linking college life and stress:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meg-f-schneider-ma-lcsw/college-depression_b_834989.html